Kathryn Tucker Windham grew up in Thomasville, Alabama, the youngest child in a large family of storytellers. For many years a Selma resident, Windham was a freelance writer, collected folklore, and photographed the changing scenes of her native South. A nationally recognized storyteller and a regular fixture on Alabama Public Radio, her commentaries were also featured on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." Her other books include Thirteen Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey, Jeffrey's Latest Thirteen: More Alabama Ghosts, Jeffrey Introduces Thirteen More Southern Ghosts, Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey, and Thirteen Mississippi Ghosts and Jeffrey.