Barbara A. Whittington, an award winning author, native of Putnam County, West Virginia, currently lives in a small rural town in Ohio. Ezra and Other Stories is Barbara’s second published work. Vada Faith, a novel, was her first. Dear Anne: Love Letters from Nam, a short story, is available on Amazon. Her essays have appeared in The Plain Dealer, Charleston Gazette, Christian Science Monitor, and Women’s World. Her short story, Mabel and the Garage Sale, was dramatized for National Public Radio by British Broadcasting Corp. and aired world wide. Her short story, Joy Ruth and Minnie Hendrix, appeared in the United Kingdom’s Writer Magazine #4.