Teresa Garcia, once known as Teresa Huddleston-Garcia, is a rural Northern California mountain woman living with her very creative autistic son, now that her daughter has left the nest. In a household of artists, this puts supplies at a premium. She has health, intermittent mobility, and nerve pain issues that have made working difficult. Some even call her ornery about pushing herself.

She has divided her work body under two main names. As Teresa Garcia, she writes mainly fantasy, including poetry, short stories, and novels. She also narrates under this name and works as an editor. Any 18+ work is published under the name Amethyst Stormrider to prevent children from accidentally reading it. She also works under Teresa Amehana Garcia, focusing on her illustrations.