Elizabeth Daley is a New York City native and full-time freelance writer who relocated to Pittsburgh in search of a better life. Her work has appeared in print or online with Reuters, USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, Al Jazeera and numerous San Francisco Bay Area publications. She keeps her master's degree in American Studies under the bed and has been called "brave" by at least two people. Her commitment to journalism began at age 12 when she randomly interviewed the tag-team of Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich. Her bucket list includes writing a billboard.