: About Me

I'm a single, stay-at-home mom of two beautiful girls. I've always enjoyed writing and reading. In addition to writing and family I enjoy camping, traveling, theater, museums, and being with people I care about.

My passion is ...

writing.

I know too much about ...

autism.

My parents always told me ...

do the best you can at everything you do.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer.

My favorite memory ...

the night my children were born.

Why I write ...

because I love to do it.

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

any book by Charles de Lint.

My first job ...

janitor.

My best moment ...

graduating college.

My inspiration ...

my father.

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Asking why

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My beautiful girls My babys were born Healthy and sweet There was nothing wrong That's what I thought That beautiful day Until both of them Just started going away They just wouldn't talk Wouldn't look in my eyes Hid deep in themselves Covered with a disguise I knew what was wrong I ranted and wailed What would I do now My life was derailed But autistic or not My girls were the same I still loved them dearly It just had a name For a brief second in time I had to ask why I hated not knowing Had to sit down and cry But life it moves on Happy moments and sad If you live everyday It isn't that...

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