About TK Hatfield: T. K. Hatfield recently retired as a senior US Coast Guard officer after 25 years. Born and raised in Homestead, Florida, during the heyday of the cocaine wars and the Mariel boatlift in the 1960s, she worked two jobs to put herself through college before opting to join the US Coast Guard instead. After her first tour, she returned to college and graduated from the University of West Florida with a degree in environmental studies. When 9/11 struck, she was called back to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – TK Hatfield