Dean Kramer writes a monthly column for MSWorld, Inc. called Life on Cripple Creek, and has been widely published as an essayist. She has received journalistic recognition for her sensitive essays on the plight of Haitian farm workers in Pennsylvania, has written lyrics for an Off-Broadway musical on the life of Will Rogers, written articles about the training of dogs who assist the disabled, and has written for both commercial and documentary film. Her work on the documentary film """"Me"""" earned her a Golden Eagle award from the American Cine Society. Life on Cripple Creek is her first collection of essays.