{"id":784,"date":"2025-03-21T16:54:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivianstories.com\/?page_id=784"},"modified":"2025-04-18T20:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:41:05","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vivianstories.com\/?page_id=784","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"784\" class=\"elementor elementor-784\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a64eb e-flex e-con-boxed lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-root-container elementor-top-section e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7a64eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ace07a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default e-parent\" data-id=\"8ace07a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f53e6e lakit-col-width-auto-no\" data-id=\"6f53e6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61619b0 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61619b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5544bf asd elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5544bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vivian Rios <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9018dc0 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9018dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:720}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vivian retired from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, after 33 years of civilian service. She resides in the beautiful Hudson Valley, where she raised her family. After 46 years of marriage, her husband passed away but remains in her heart. To cope with the pain, her dreams inspired a new chapter in her life, leading to a journey that began in Phoenix, AZ, and unfolded through historical research, including the Repatriation Program and the Canary Islanders in San Antonio, TX. Vivian\u2019s experiences, from volunteering with disaster relief teams to falling in love with orphaned children in Mexico, shaped her writing, with each chapter exploring Sara\u2019s evolving relationships. When not writing, she enjoys reading scripture, traveling, hiking, playing golf, and singing along to Golden Oldies music.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ed06b7 lakit-col-width-auto-no\" data-id=\"4ed06b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148c7f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"148c7f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/vivianstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vivian-Picture-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-837\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vivianstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vivian-Picture-1.png 415w, https:\/\/vivianstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vivian-Picture-1-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Author Vivian Rios Vivian retired from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, after 33 years of civilian service. She resides in the beautiful Hudson Valley, where she raised her family. After 46 years of marriage, her husband passed away but remains in her heart. 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