LaVern Spencer McCarthy, has written and published nine books, five of poetry and five of fiction. Her work has appeared in Writers and Readers Magazine, Meadowlark Reader, Agape Review, Fenechty Publications, Metastellar, Down In The Dirt, Mouthfeel, Fresh Words Magazine, Wicked Shadows Press, Midnight Magazine, and others. She is a life member of Poetry Society Of Oklahoma and the National Federation Of State Poetry Societies, Inc, where much of her poetry has been published. She resides in Blair Oklahoma where she is currently writing her sixth book of short stories.