: About Me

I am writing in several different genres here at Helium, trying to find the right fit, including humor and murder mysteries. I enjoy writing both.

In the humor category, I would love to emulate Erma Bombeck's success as a writer. I attend the bi-annual Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop at the University of Dayton. She was the greatest American humorist of our generation, a terrific role model for women, and has inspired many talented humor writers.

I like interjecting humor into my more serious writings as well. I am a member of the Robert Benchley Society and the National Association of Newspaper Columnists.

My writing experience is extensive. I wrote for a technical publishing company, a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill, for over 12 years as a staff writer and freelanced for a few industry publications. I will provide additional details and my resume to interested literary agents or publishers upon request.

My passion is ...

Making people smile

I know too much about ...

What "The Shadow" knows

My parents always told me ...

Not to cuss in front of strangers

My childhood ambition ...

Become a writer

My favorite memory ...

The expression on my grandson's face when I gave him his very first taste of chocolate ice cream

Why I write ...

It is enjoyable

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

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

My first job ...

Making 5-cent pot holders when I was 6 years old and hawking them to the neighbors

My best moment ...

When I became a grandma

My inspiration ...

Erma Bombeck

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Family

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Aunt Millie's Take on Britain's Got Talent Two months ago, I was sitting at the kitchen table with my 95 year-old Aunt, Millie. I was drinking tea and she was reading the newspaper with her 6" magnifying glass, while dunking sugar cookies into a glass of cold milk. "Land sakes," she said. "Looky here, some poor man named Stavros Flatley wants to dance naked in front of the Queen of England," She gasped. "Why, he even has a young son that he is encouraging to be a delinquent. When I was a girl, my mother told me this was coming. She blamed it all on the Turkey Trot. You know, all that dance...

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