Cara Lopez Lee is the author of the new historical novel, Candlelight Bridge (FlowerSong Press, May 2024). She’s also the author of the memoir, They Only Eat Their Husbands (Bower House Books, 2014). She's coauthor of the veteran-acclaimed Unexpected Prisoner: Memoir of a Vietnam POW. Her writing appears in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Slackjaw, and Manifest-Station. She's a winner of The Moth StorySLAM and is featured in many storytelling shows, including Storytellers Project, Unheard L.A., and RISK! Cara believes sharing stories reveals our common humanity, which leads to kindness, which is the path to peace.