When Joe was discharged from the army after World War II, the couple took ownership of a Century Farm in Claiborne County, Tennessee.
Lela Buis attended Claiborne County High School,[1] and as a child was active in farm related organizations such as 4-H clubs.
[10] Buis' first listed short story sale in the science fiction and fantasy genre was in 1991.
[12][13] From 2002 to 2003 she served as editor of the online literary and arts magazine Proteus Review, published by Brevard Community College.
[14] Her short stories, poems and articles have appeared in science fiction and fantasy publications including Galaxy, Thirteenth Moon, Star*line and others.