Book author Jan Shinpaugh has passed away.Shinpaugh wrote several books and short stories, including “Irene,” “Mary Margaret Mellon,” “Better Late ‘N Never,” “Madder ‘N a Wet Hen,” “Crazier ‘N a Bessie Bug,” “Deader ‘N a Doornail,” and “When Pigs Fly.” She has also written several plays and is a children’s book author with the adventures of Cat Girl and Squeaky Mouse in a series of five books.All the works by Shinpaugh are fiction. However, she based them on real-life characters.