Donna Abear is the author of the soon-to-be-published memoir, "Relatively Criminal".

Donna Abear began her writing career as a humor columnist, earning several Illinois Newspaper Association awards during her seven years entertaining Lakeland Newspapers’ readers with her column, “Life’s A Bear”. She published a humor book, “Mom, You’re Not Naked, Are You?” (Moonshadow Books) in 2000. A community theatre actress since 1982 and an award-winning local play director, she published her first play for families, “Sprucey, the Blue Christmas Tree” with I.E. Clark Publications in 1995 (currently owned by Dramatic Publishing). More

“Relatively Criminal” is a candid, sometimes humorous and sometimes heartbreaking sister/brother memoir that takes the reader inside the adult relationship between two siblings--along with a peek inside the justice system, drug addiction and More