Adrienne Stevenson, a retired forensic toxicologist, lives in Ottawa, Canada. Her poetry and prose has 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 debut novel "Mirrors & Smoke" was published in  August, 2023. This work placed 3rd in the Historical Novel category of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association 2023 competition.