Darlene Artell Hartman, who also writes as "Simon Lang", has written novels, essays, articles, PSAs, and TV since shortly after the martyrdom of St. Peter. A native of New Orleans, she is a Eucharistic Minister, a gourmet cook, Master Gardener, artist, non-stop talker, and award-winning writer. She has spoken at schools and conferences around the country on such subjects as Being There, Raising Handicapped Children, Teaching the Unborn, The Handicapped Child in School, Fun With Sign Language, Remember That! and Imagine That! and has been artist-in-residence at a magnet school in Orlando, Florida.