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Arkansas-Idaho-Texas - I don't know

Where are you from? That is a question Vicki Olsen dreads.

Depending on the day of the week the answer could be Arkansas, Texas, Idaho, or I don’t know. This is a dilemma familiar to many military brats.

 She was born in Arkansas, but at the age of 2 began her life as an air force brat, moving every two or three years with her JAG officer father as he was transferred to air force bases in Louisiana, Texas, Idaho, and Illinois as well as Germany.

After she graduated from high school in Idaho, she attended the University of Arkansas graduating with a marketing and economics degree. She then spent three decades of her adult life in Dallas, Texas where she gave birth to two native Texans, before returning to Arkansas and her family roots.

She has held a wide variety of jobs, including working as an insurance adjuster, a paralegal, and as the owner of a small antiques and gift store.

Her first novel, A Sparrow Falls, was published the year she turned 70.  It is part of the Tolerance, Arkansas series. She continues to write stories with themes that include family secrets, small-town repudiation, and spiritual awakening.

Look for her next novel The Duty of Memory based on the true story of the brave men and women of Occupied France who helped her father escape from the Nazis and evade capture in World War 2.