Debbie grew up in the UK in the East London suburb of Barking. She has lived in Israel, New York and North Carolina and somehow ended up in St. Louis, where she works as a writer and puzzle setter. She is the author of the fantasy series, P.A.W.S., has short stories in a number of anthologies and a regular contributor of puzzles to Penny Press and Dell Magazines. She lives with her husband, two children and a very opinionated feline. She believes that with enough tea and dark chocolate...
Matilda looked down at her son and smiled. He was perfect, exactly as the scientists at the laboratory had said he would be. Years of infertility and futile attempts at adoption melted as she looked into his eyes. She would call him Adam as he was the first of his kind – the first of a new generation of artificial intelligence, that in the years to come would repopulate and transform the planet. Later she would deal with the hordes of paparazzi when she left the laboratory, but for now she sat in silence enjoying her first few moments of motherhood.