Deborah Jenkins is a primary teacher who has worked in schools in the UK and in Ankara, Turkey. She has written several educational textbooks, as well as articles for the TES online and Guardian Weekend, among other publications. Her short fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies, and she has also published a novella, The Evenness of Things. She lives in Sussex and enjoys reading, walking, gardening, travel and good coffee. She writes a blog at https: //www.stillwonderinghere.net