[close] Dharmashanti Kelleher has held a passion for literature since she was young. She began writing short stories, essays and poetry as a teenager. Her first part time job was as a library aide in her hometown of Lilburn, GA.

In 1988, she earned her bachelor's of arts degree in journalism, with a minor in speech communication. After a few years in broadcasting, she left journalism to pursue other interests.

Nearly twenty years later, she returned to writing. She self-published "Fight the Misery Conspiracy", which addresses our tendency as individuals and as a society to deny ourselves happiness.

She has also published a series of essays, drawing on her struggles with addiction and depression.

She is currently working on a literary novel dealing with the problems of addiction in the lesbian and gay community. [close]