Soucek, Gayle: - Gayle Soucek is an author and freelance editor with several books and numerous magazine articles to her credit. She once served as managing editor for the Chicago art and entertainment biweekly Nightmoves and is a current contributing writer for WebVet.com. Gayle is a lifelong Chicagoan and Blackhawks hockey fan. She resides in the western suburbs with her photographer husband, dogs, parrots, reptiles and one very laid-back cat. Shopping at Field's was her favorite hobby, and she relished the opportunity to revisit the great store in these pages.