About the Author

     Peggy Toney Horton lives in a small town near Charleston, West Virginia with her husband and a cat named Liza Jane. Peggy's short stories and essays are published regularly in The Charleston Gazette. Her book of short stories and essays, Somewhere in Heaven My Mother is Smiling, was published in February, 2011. It had the distinction of being one of the top 100 imported books in China in 2011 and 2012.
     Peggy's quotes have appeared in several published books: Dr. Kathleen Cannon's, "She Said What? - Quotable Women Talk Aging." Page 44, "Quotes to Live Your Life By" by Emma Careford, "The Birthday Book" by The Quote Well, "The Butterfly Lovers Primer" by Cynthia Harrington, "What Matters" by Mary Kennedy, "Inspirational Diary" by Arlene Gale -- and others. Her quotes also appear in The Quote Garden and many other online sites.
     Peggy's stories can also be found in USA Deep South, All Things Girl, Midlife Collage, Bewildering Stories, Front Porch Magazine, Page & Spine, Memoirabilia, and A Quiet Courage. Her books, Somewhere in Heaven My Mother is Smiling, Unseen Angels, coauthored with Betty J. Williams, Sweet Whispers of Youth, Does God Want Us to Be Happy, Stop the World and Get Off, Cries of a Broken Spirit, Sunshine Hollow w/Betty J. Williams, Dancing With Sugarplums and She Did it Her Way are all available in both Paperback and Kindle. Why Does Christmas Lose its Magic, On Waters of Sorrow, Remembering Sadie, One Special Summer and her newest title, Fear of Flying are available in Kindle only at this time. All are available at Amazon.com. She belongs to West Virginia Writers, Inc. and blogs at Peggy's PonderingsPeg's Personal Essays, Somewhere in Heaven, Peg's Late Night Musings and Books by Peggy.

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