Julie Ann Dawson is an author, editor, publisher, RPG designer, and advocate for writers who may occasionally require the services of someone with access to Force Lightning (and in case it was not obvious, a bit of a geek).

Her work has appeared in a variety of print and digital media, including such diverse publications as the New Jersey Review of Literature, Lucidity, Black Bough, Poetry Magazine, Gareth Blackmore's Unusual Tales, Demonground, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and others.

In 2002 she started her own publishing company, Bards and Sages. The company has gone from having two titles to over one hundred titles between their print and digital products.

In 2009, she launched the Bards and Sages Quarterly, a literary journal of speculative fiction. In 2012 and 2013, she served as a judge for the IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Awards.

Marriage counselor Nancy Werlock didn't want to take over the family business. Unfortunately for her fate, and a bunch of conniving but well-meaning spirits, have other plans. Now Nancy finds herself fumbling through exorcisms and sorting applications for a new apprentice. Because for Werlock women, the family business is demonology. And at the Three Wishes Boutique, the customer may not always be right, but he may very well be possessed.
Episode Six of the series features four Nancy Werlock short stories (approximate word count 15,300)
Possession is 9/10th of the Law: When Isabel's sister starts levitating and speaking in tongues during church services, she turns to Nancy for help.
The New Normal: What's a girl to do when your best friend thinks you are a dominatrix and your demon servitor keeps calling you Mistress in public?
Behind the Curtain: The Inquest into the circumstances of Vivika's death escalates, and Nancy confronts Houston's Aunt Ruth over a secret that radically changes everything they thought they knew.
A Bloody Mess: Soul-eating rogue Necromancers may be on the loose in South Jersey, and of course Nancy finds herself right in the middle of the mess.