Mary Louise Hill is an obsessive family historian and researcher. Her debut novel, The Double-Souled Son (which will be published in 2027 by Accent Publishing) combines discoveries about her forgotten Polish family with research into Polish history, culture, mythology, and immigration history.  In 2020, she retired after thirty-five years in higher education, teaching in Türkiye, Mississippi, and New York State. Now she focuses on fiction writing, watercolor painting, gardening, singing, and swimming.  Her short stories have appeared in Zone 3, Poydras Review, Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine, The Gettysburg Review, and . . . ellipsis. She holds degrees from Cleveland State University (B.A. English), Syracuse University (M.A. Fiction Writing), and New York University (Ph.D. Performance Studies).  She currently lives in Buffalo, New York, with her husband and two cats.