: About Me

WRITING CREDITS

Drag Review Magazine, International Hot Rod Association, (IHRA)
Featured Articles Writer, Photographer, Columnist. Norwalk, Ohio. 2002-07

American Drag News, Johnson, ARK
Contributed monthly articles, with photos,
Advertising Director, Tulsa Correspondent. 1998-02.

Business and Professional Women, Owasso, OK Chapter.
Promotional Manager.
Bi-monthly articles, photos, for BPW. 1997-99.

The Owasso Reporter, Retherford Publications, Inc.
BPW promotional articles. 97-99.

Cooweescoowee, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK.
College journal, poetry. 96-97.

Tulsa Friends of the Library 24th Annual Creative Writing Contest,
Honorable Mention, Published Essay, "Hand That Rocks the Cradle." 2001.

Tulsa Friends of the Library 23rd Annual Creative Writing Contest,
First Place, Published Essay,
"Remember When You Used To Call Me Grace?" 2000.

Tulsa Friends of the Library 20th Annual Creative Writing Contest,
First Place, Unpublished Essay, "Don't Call Me Mama." 1997.

Women Who Think Too Much. Newsletter.
Publisher, Editor. 2-97 to 2-99.

The Healing Woman, International Healing Woman Foundation.
Featured article. 1997.

Tulsa Woman, Trend Publication. Featured article, photos. 1996.

Reflections. Wordshop Publications. Poetry. 1997.

Modern Poetry Society. 1995.

World Treasury of Golden Poems. 1990.

Golden Poet Award, World of Poetry. 1989-91.

Alcoholism & Addiction Magazine. Poetry. 1988.

The New Jersey Tribune. Poetry. 1985.

Moonchild, an anthology of women's verse and prose. 1976.

My passion is ...

Writing, reading, music, gardening.

I know too much about ...

Race cars and antique cars.

My parents always told me ...

You get what you pay for! Back then it was true.

My childhood ambition ...

To become a writer and a country singer. At least I can write.

My favorite memory ...

Swimming as a child in the Shawsheen River in MA and picking wild blueberries on the way home. The births of my children and grandchildren.

Why I write ...

I breathe.

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

Dean Koontz, Dean Koontz and Dean Koontz. Movies and country music, soft rock.

My first job ...

Nurse's Aide

My best moment ...

My first kiss from my husband, twenty-eight years ago.

My inspiration ...

My familiy's responses to my early writing. Especially my Mom's. She said my words touched her soul.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Self awareness

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SOMETIMES AT NIGHT Sometimes as I drift off to sleep, my mind wanders back in time and I'm a little child again. The last conscious thought I discern is my own voice calling, "Mom? Mom?" She doesn't answer now, just as she didn't answer back then. In reality, I'm fifty-five years old, but as I fall asleep I lose track of time and I feel eight or nine. Terrified. Alone. A jolt of fear runs through my veins and I struggle to pull back from the drifting darkness of sleep where I'm trapped, helpless and afraid. Losing the battle, I fall off the edge of awareness, tumbling through sleep's doorw...

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