Laurie Perry knits and writes in Los Angeles, where she chronicles her daily life on her online diary, Crazy Aunt Purl (www.crazyauntpurl.com). Crazy Aunt Purl has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and on MSN.com. Perry has written for the Los Angeles Daily News and the Winter Haven News Chief in Winter Haven, Florida. Her original short story "Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair" was published in a collection of knitting-themed essays called Cheaper Than Therapy.