Claudette Mork Sigg received an M.A. in English Language Arts with an emphasis on Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. After teaching high school English for nearly thirty years, she retired and subsequently became an Art, History, and Natural Sciences docent at the Oakland Museum of California. Her work has appeared in publications such as Natural Bridge, the Atlanta Review, The Comstock Review, Sierra Songs & Descants, The Journal of the American Medical Association, Cradle Song, and 75 Poems on Retirement.