About the “Play Well with Others” Authors

Martha Haehl
Martha can’t remember a time when she wasn’t singing—starting at an early age to harmonize with her sister and making up tunes on the piano. In her adult life, Martha, torn between becoming a math professor or a musician, ultimately decided to do both. Martha plays multiple instruments (11 at last count) and is a song writer and marathon jammer. In her many years as a musician, she’s played with numerous groups from acoustic to rock ‘n’ roll. She currently plays with a Kansas City band, Checkered Past. While a member of Rosy’s Bar and Grill, Martha performed on Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion radio program. She has also written and published mathematics materials.

Mike Walker
Mike is an award winning writer and publisher who freelanced for magazines and served as an editor for The Pitch, a weekly paper in Kansas City, for seven years. Mike is also the author of two books, Cinemental Journeys, and Autos to Airwaves, Mantle to the Mob. In 2002 Mike acted on a lifelong dream and purchased his first ukulele and he’s been addicted ever since. Mike especially loves Tin Pan Alley and the blues. Mike and Martha met at a Kansas City weekly potluck dinner where friends gather, dine, then retire to the living room to make music.