Adrienne Stevenson, a retired forensic toxicologist, lives in Ottawa, Canada. Her poetry and prose have appeared in over sixty print and online journals and anthologies worldwide. Adrienne is an avid gardener, voracious reader, amateur genealogist and sometime folk musician. Her historical novel "Mirrors & Smoke" was published in 2023, and her poetry chapbook "Skipping Stones", in collaboration with Marie-Andrée Auclair, in 2024. Adrienne is an active member of the Canadian Authors Association and several other Canadian and offshore writers organizations.