Claire Hart-Palumbo grew up in rural Texas. A year of teaching in her hometown forced her to admit she wanted to be an actress. Between starting up mid-sized professional theaters, she studied at American Conservatory Theater and received an MFA from University of Texas. During forty-plus years in professional theater she has been an actress, director, and teacher primarily in Houston. Concurrently, she spent twenty years as an instructional designer. In 2020 she moved back to her farm, teaching and writing remotely, while renovating a 170-year-old farmhouse. She lives there with her cats, across the pasture from her sister and brother.