Aunt Kitty. Catherine Toppitzer. My grand aunt, a great aunt. Delivery room nurse, soroptomist, director of funeral business. She had them coming and going. Constant supporter. Mom -- Drena -- with our family crow, Oscar.  How could I not be a writer with a mom as cool as this?	Mary Helen Finucane Toner, a.k.a. Granny. My best friend for 39 years. Lover of literature. On her lap is the cat she forbade in the Ocean City house.
	At work on my next novel.
My sister, Christi. Who says boys don't like to play with dolls?	Always had my sights set a bit higher than I could reach.