Melodie Bowsher was born in Dodge City and grew up in Derby, Kansas. She attended Kansas State University in Manhattan where she majored in journalism and won a first place award for investigative reporting from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Graduating in three years, she went to work in the Wall Street Journal’s Dallas bureau where at age 20 she was the first woman hired by that newspaper as a staff reporter.
After a brief stint in Denver, Melodie moved to San Francisco where she began working in corporate communications. Two children later she found herself a soccer mom in suburban Millbrae. Her two kids, Mia and Luca, provided the research and the dot.com bust provided the impetus for this, her first novel.
Cartoon by Tim McGee.
June 16th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Hey Mel,
Hi! I had dinner with Mike Lowe Saturday and he always tells me the latest and greatest about you, Ron, Susie and Eric. We called Vern and Karen Parker. ..Vern’s retired from the Washington Times and has a syndicated column about antique cars. Check him out at VernParker.com. I am so glad Mike got a condo in KC and is here more often; seeing him is always a highlight.
Loved your book! It really makes me realize there are so many ways to be a better person. Keep up the good work.
Dana
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Great to discover where you are. Will get your book immediately. I haven’t heard about Vern Parker since we left KSU.
Best in the new year.