Mahrie Locket, author of Radio Man Marconi Sahib.

Mahrie Locket is a former Learning Disabilities/ primary teacher from Kelowna, British Columbia. She received her teaching degree from the University of British Columbia and later earned several counseling certificates. For a time she owned a small book store and learned about the business world.

Mahrie has travelled extensively but still believes the Okanagan Valley is one of the most beautiful spots in the world. Like her father (The Radio Man ), her adventures have touched on the British Isles, Portugal, Spain, Gilbraltar, Northern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, Belize, the Carribean, Alaska, and almost everywhere in North America. Wanderlust is addictive but it also is the best antidote for writer's block.

Radio Man began merely as a family project, but the response Mahrie received was both heart-warming and sufficiently exciting to warrant publication. Radio Man was compiled from Alan's detailed personal diary which was hidden in a basement trunk for over half a century. Positive feedback was received from both the British Merchant Marine Society and the Canadian War vets.

Radio Man and her father's spirit inspired Mahrie to write her own book, and she began her new career as an author. Mahrie decided that using a pen -name might bring her inspiration , so she created the name Zoey Mahrie Taylor.

Mahrie is the mother of three adult children and one white puppy. When she is not writing, she is either golfing or reading! Mahrie is currently working on a new novel.