Bertha lives on a farm in the northwestern part of Arkansas. She relishes her life in the country and the mountains that surround her. All her life she listened to "old folks" of the mountains telling their tales of strange happenings and folklore. Some swore to the truth of these tails implanting them in her mind forever.

After discovering she had a disability that would keep her indoors most of the time, she invoked on a new adventure-learning the computer. With the encouragement of friends and relatives, she began to write down those mountain stories she had listened to all her life. On advice from online friends, she submitted some of them to various Internet magazines and discovered a new outlet.

She has had well over a hundred stories and articles about her mountains published. One of her true stories was accepted by "Chicken Soup" and published in their "Chicken Soup for the Gardeners' Soul." Bertha is very proud of this accomplishment. That book became a best seller on the New York best seller's list. It also gave her the encouragement she needed to seek a publisher for the "Redemption of Quapaw Mountain".

Bertha's personal comment: "I have crossed over many bridges in my life. This bridge that runs into my future is the most challenging of all, I thoroughly enjoy my walk across the waters that flow under it. I hope to continue on my journey, bringing to the outside world the stories, legends and articles that concern my beautiful Mountains of the Ozarks."

Contact Bertha: berthasutliff@bewrite.net