As a free-range child, Mason Bell spent most summers and weekends outside where climbing trees and jumping fences. All that energy came for the sweet neighborhood grandmas who always offered thick slices of cake. Each had their own versions of how life used to be back in the day.

These stories, combined with the freedom to roam, spurred Mason’s creativity and storytelling.

Mason Bell lives in Texas with her husband and two cats, Frodo and Fat Hobbit.