Janet I. Buck, Ph.D., lives and writes in Southern Oregon. Her poetry has recently appeared in Three Candles, Red River Review, PoetryBay, The Pedestal Magazine, Stirring, Facets, The American Muse, Southern Ocean Review, Niederngasse, CrossConnect, Offcourse, and hundreds of journals world-wide. In the year 2000, Buck’s poem “Acrylic Thighs” was featured at the United Nations Exhibit Hall in New York City. She is a six-time Pushcart Nominee and Tickets to a Closing Play is her second print collection of poetry.