Janice Monk Glass was destined to write when she was born into deeply rooted East Texas families of farmers, educators and authors. Her first works were published in a national magazine when she was nine-years-old. Education included English, Elementary Education, and Library Science at East Texas State University; Psychology at Vanderbilt University, and Belmont School of Music. She holds certificates in paralegal law, accounting, and abstracting. This latest book, The Departing Spirits, is a fifteen story collection of romance, humor, mass murder, deceit, mystery and downright fun.

This collection contains stories of a favorite dog, space ships, love lost and found, mysterious creatures, strange relatives, bad dreams, and things that go bump in the night.

"Shaking the Apple Trees" was created when Jake, Jim Bob, and Jesse began intruding into another novel I was writing. They were hardworking, fun loving, endearing characters with families, friends, and stories which deserved a book of their own. The folks portrayed, and the Benson Community located in southwest Arkansas are fictional. Their escapades are real and were gleaned over a lifetime from other good folks who laugh and declare their innocence of the events. I hope you enjoy reading their stories as much as I enjoyed hearing them.