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Laura Jackson Roberts is an environmental writer, essayist, and humorist. A seventh-generation Wheeling native, she attended Eckerd College in St. Petersburg Florida. After returning to West Virginia, she earned an MFA in Creative Writing at Pittsburgh’s Chatham University. She serves on the board of West Virginia Writers, the state’s largest writing organization, and lives in Wheeling with her husband and sons. When she’s not writing, Laura is hiking up a mountain, paddling down a river, or rescuing a homeless dog. Visit her at laurajacksonroberts.com or on Instagram @thatwvwriter.