: About Me

I am an English Teacher at Provo Canyon School in Provo, Utah. I have been teaching for 21 years, everything from American Literature to Creative Writing. I also have a degree in History and have also taught US and World History. Along with those degrees, I have another in Special Education. Over the years I have written twenty novels but I really haven't tried to publish any. It has been a hobby, like crochet and gardening which I love.

I recently remodeled my home, inside and out and absolutely loved the process, well-everything except living without a shower for three months. I would show up at friends' and ask to bath. They thought I was nuts.

I have two dogs, a cat and a horse who loves to get into trouble.

When I wake up in the morning I love gazing at the Wasatch Mountains that line the Utah Valley I live in. And spring and fall are my favorite times of the year.

Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Mystery

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Outside of San Antonio, 1898 Sore and weary feet couldn't move fast enough in the thick, waist-tall, razor-sharp Texan grass. He had already fled more than two miles in the darkness. Seared and swollen arms pumped; scraped knees rose frantically. While his heart pounded in the back of a parched throat, an excruciating pain at his temples nearly dropped him. The impulse to throw a glance over a shoulder was almost irresistible. To stumble and fall would give his pursuer an easy chance to pounce. His breath came in ragged, gasping heaves. Then his feet tangled in the long grass, and the eart...

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