: About Me

Major movie buff, history nut, World War II history, lover of non-conventional historical fiction and non-fiction, and I especially love ballroom dancing.

I am an Army brat-spent my teens in Paris, France and Casteau, Belgium, and I have vacationed in Barcelona, Spain, Reynosa, Mexico, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Williamsburg, Virginia, Gatlinburg, Tennessee (14 times),Washington, D.C., Virginia Beach, North Carolina & Normandy Beach, France. . . and I am tired of hotels.

I speak good Spanish, read good French, know a little German, Norwegian and Italian. I am also fascinated with Eastern European culture & cuisine because my paternal great-grandfather emigrated to the United States in the 1870's, at the time when the German Empire started its climb into power.

I am also "into" medicine and nursing. I love to write, have published poetry, general articles, and I am in the process of writing a novel.

My passion is ...

old movies, world history, writing and reading

I know too much about ...

Insurance

My parents always told me ...

To live safe

My childhood ambition ...

To be a dancer

My favorite memory ...

My brother nearly lost his shoe in the Mediterranean Sea when he was seven years old.

Why I write ...

It is a compulsion. If I do not write, I feel as if I might burst.

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

Desperate Housewives, Medium, Lisa Williams, Discovery Chanel's Deadliest Catch. Currently, I am reading non-fiction survival stories from World War II.

My first job ...

I worked at the airport & met Johnny Cash and Bobby Goldsboro.

My best moment ...

Living in Paris

My inspiration ...

my imagination

Arts & Humanities > Writing at Helium Reasons for low ratings at Helium

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While browsing through the many submissions on Helium, I came across articles which demanded more than a mere rating. After all, what does one person's opinion matter in the scheme of life, compared to that of the many famous writers of the twentieth century? Selecting one rating out of a scale of three does not do credit to the author of the piece or the content. While I could have selected the option to "Write Now," my instantaneous first thought popping into mind could not accurately portray my intention or illustrate my meaning in any cohesive manner, nor attracting readers to rate my ...

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