Susan Mara Bregman is an author and photographer living in Boston. She received a bachelor's degree from Brown University and a master's degree in city and regional planning from the Harvard Kennedy School. After a career in public transportation, working as a public official and private consultant, she has returned to her first loves: writing books and taking photographs. She is the author of New England Neon, New England Candlepin Bowling and Along Route 1: Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts--all for Arcadia Publishing. Her photography portfolio is online at www.rednickel.com, and she posts on Instagram and Facebook as @RedNickelNeon.