: About Me

Even though I like to think I am not that old, I retired from a state government after 29 years. Put like that, I sound really old; ancient even. So let's say I am middle aged and young at heart. I live in Mississippi with my husband and my chocolate lab, Chuck. Chuck rules as those who own dogs know.

I have been writing since I was in my teens and have published 20 short stories in newspapers and magazines. I wrote my first "novel" at age 22 and just knew Harlequin would snap it right up. They didn't and when I read it now, I know why. I have written several novels since then but have not reached that elusive agent or publisher who says I have the New York Times bestseller. I continue to plod along though because I have to write and believe I have great things to say. I have wonderful and very prejudice family members and friends because they love everything I write

I love to write romance, christian and historical but on Helium I will tackle most anything if you read my articles. I hope you do.

My passion is ...

Reading. When I am not writing, I love to read.

I know too much about ...

The darker side of human beings. The job I recently retired from was sometimes dark and dreary.

My parents always told me ...

I could be anything I wanted to be.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a policewoman.

My favorite memory ...

Family camping trips.

Why I write ...

Because I must.

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

I am reading a romance. I believe everyone is a sucker for sweet romance.

My first job ...

Babysitting at the age of 14.

My best moment ...

Hard to say because I have had many best moments.

My inspiration ...

My family, my friends and my faith.

Celebrations & Holidays > Thanksgiving The best Thanksgiving side dishes

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It is not a Thanksgiving meal without a side of dressing. I am sure many are asking what is she talking about? Stuffing, of course. Being from the South, we call that cornbread side dish dressing and you cannot serve turkey without it. There were seven children in my family and not a single one of us asked Mother for her dressing recipe before she died. For five years after my mother's death, first one sister then another would try to replicate her dressing recipe (I think even an aunt and sister-in-law got in on the perfecting of this dish) but each one seemed to be worse than t...

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