Susanne Griepp, raised in southern California, has lived in eastern Washington since 1977. She's been a singer, shopkeeper, waitress, nurseryman, florist, landlady and para-educator. She lives with her husband Winston in Chewelah just west of Quartzite Mountain. A member of the Creekside Writers since 2011, she's been a community Arts and Humanities advocate for over twenty years.