: About Me

Freelance novelist, writer, beta-tester, product reviews, movie reviews, and other write-ups declaring pros, cons, and other various details about products under which I scrutinize before filing final reports and/or article publications. Novels are generally written in fictional romantic drama, romantic thriller, and romantica. General articles lean toward insight including cleaning tips, household ideas, budgeting, parenting, families in crisis, mentoring new writers, marketing, best-deal finds, and almost anything related to blindness, cane travel, and guide dogs. Additionally, will usually write essays and/or articles on a vast plethora of subjects of interest requiring in depth research. As former medical transcriptionist, research is one of many favorite past-times.

Most recently interviewed and accepted as one of Biltmore Who's Who Notable Women 2007-2008.

Published works include a vast number of essays, articles, and co-op autobiography with nine other graduates of The Guide Dog Foundation as it related to life living with and working as a guide dog handler. Essay earned the guide dog school the Points of Light Award.

Numerous articles published with various magazines on various subjects most notably blindness but other subjects as well.

Participant and inclusion in a day diary project later titled, This Day in the Life: Diaries of Women across America, which included internal byline among excerpt of diary in addition to byline with other participants of the project whose work went into publishing in the book.Authors of This Day in the Life are Joni Cole, Rebecca Joffrey, and Bindi Rakhra.

Published first fictional romantic thriller, Greed, Murder, Lies: Can Love Survive in February 2005. Currently working on second novel and outlining a third.

Numerous articles published with various magazines.

Columnist of AMTAG newsletter published quarterly for approximately five years, personal columnist for just over three years, contributor of article pieces for approximately five years.

The love of writing has been a part of my life since childhood and continues as strong if not stronger today well into adulthood.

Notation: Should anyone wish to read more of my work or contact me personally, please stop by website at: http://www.paisleyplace.com. The mailing email address is on website page. Please be patient for response as my deadline schedules vary greatly. Additionally, as of spring semester 2008, I returned to college on a full-time basis within the fine arts program. At present, I am taking a full course-load of classes; however, the primary reason for returning was to partake in the advanced classes in pottery work on the potter's wheel. I made the upgrade from a manual, non-electric kick-wheel to the new and extremely improved electric wheel by Shimpo (model Shimpo RK-Whisper). I successfully tested out of the remedial and beginner classes due to my history working with pottery in various forms. A plan is already in motion for a sequel to the March/April article titled, "Playing with Clay," in Dialogue Magazine. See below for more information about Dialogue and how to obtain copies of former editions containing my work for the magazine over the last 2+ years as an integral member of the magazine and its writing staff.

Dialogue Magazine is available by subscription only. Information on subscription and obtaining back issues are available at http://www.blindskills.com.

My passion is ...

writing.

I know too much about ...

the effects of blindness and other health problems in addition to how those problems affect everyday life.

My parents always told me ...

complete school and go to college for a degree to be all I can be...

My childhood ambition ...

was to become a journalist and move to Paris to live and write.

My favorite memory ...

spending endless days with my favorite aunt.

Why I write ...

It provides an outlet to the hundreds of ideas floating in my mind and gives me inner peace.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

the sound of silence.

My first job ...

was actually three separate jobs and included waitressing for a local restaurant, working a fishing boat setting/pulling fishing nets, and barning tobacco in the days prior to bulk barns.

My best moment ...

The birth of my children.

My inspiration ...

life!

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Before we can address the issue of improving the numbers of African-American students entering college, we must first address the issues surrounding education in general among the African-American communities. Far too many schools in primarily African-American communities lack the funding required to ensure every child has a chance at a future that includes a college education. We must educate the parents before the children will follow. Parents are the crucial pieces of the puzzle for children. They lead by example and when the parents are unable or unwilling to lead by example, we have c...

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