Gender	Female
Industry	Science
Occupation	Writer/Editor
Location	Fountain Hills, AZ, United States
Introduction	Mary J. Nickum is a retired librarian, who is now an editor and freelance writer of fish culture related articles. Her primary focus is on science for the public. She has chosen to extend her science for the public outreach to children.
Interests	Writing, editing, reading
Favorite books	Second Chance by Joy Collins Noah's Wife by Teresa K.Thorn Coming Together by Joyce Norman and Joy Collins Warrior Series by Erin Hunter

Sponges and tongues are frequently misspelled. Is it because both are thirsty?

No, the English language is tricky.