{"title":"Sharon Skinner","description":"Sharon moved to Arizona in 1981 after a four-year stint in the U.S. Navy where she learned electronics and traveled halfway around the world on the U.S.S. Jason, a repair ship and the first Naval vessel to take a contingency of women on a full six-month WestPac cruise. During her tour, she was the first enlisted female to stand shore patrol in the Philippines and, as the Saturday morning FM Rock Jock, served as the first female DJ to be heard on the Armed Forces Radio Station airwaves issuing from the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Sharon Skinner holds an M.A. in Creative Writing. Her work has been published in a number of local, national and international publications. She previously served for eight years as the Executive Editor of Anthology magazine, a small press literary magazine published in Mesa, Arizona. 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Their yells, no longer those of encouragement, became bellowed curses. Kira peered ahead, straining to catch sight of the main road. Trad's hooves beat a loud tattoo against the hard dirt, but she could hear the noise of pursuit rising in the distance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe sound of the pursuing horses grew to a low thunder as she and Trad burst onto the main road. She leaned low over Trad's neck as the big horse veered right and lengthened his stride. The shouting of the men grew louder. Their curses carried through the woods, echoing between the trees.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKira urged Trad to quicken his pace. They had to put more distance between them and Toril's men. At the sound of hooves behind her, she glanced back. Through the deepening shadows she saw movement. One of the men charged onto the main road, his horse a dark shadow moving beneath him. An arrow whizzed past, low and to the left. 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