99 Series Author Pamela Gwyn Kripke

Pamela Gwyn Kripke is a journalist who has written for many magazines and newspapers during the course of a twenty-five year career. Her feature stories and essays have appeared in publications including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Dallas Morning News, Elle, Redbook, Southern Accents, Child, Parenting, American Baby, Crain's New York Business, Metropolis and D Magazine (in Dallas), where she is a Contributing Editor. Ms. Kripke is a contracted freelance reporter for New York Times, covering breaking news in Texas for the National Desk. She also writes the blog, http://likeasinglemom.wordpress.com.

Previously, Ms. Kripke wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column for Creators Syndicate, offering weekly perspective on culture, politics, family and other lifestyle issues. She has held editorships at Working Woman Magazine, The New York Times Magazine Group and Modern Luxury Magazines. She began her career as a reporter and anchor at a local television station in Biloxi, Mississippi, and a reporter for Jack Anderson Enterprises in Washington, DC.

A native New Yorker, Ms. Kripke holds a BA in English from Brown University and a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She lives in Dallas with her two daughters, ages 11 and 13.