I am a freelance writer who lives in rural Missouri. My husband and I recently published Bones of the Woods, a collection of short stories, which is available on Amazon.com. I have also written numerous technical training courses for network administrators and programmers. You can read more about me and Bones of the Woods at http://www.bonesofthewoods.com.

My passion is ...

My dogs

I know too much about ...

chasing cattle in winter

My parents always told me ...

to get good grades

My childhood ambition ...

to be a ballerina

My favorite memory ...

Bringing in the New Years by sledding down our hill

Why I write ...

I like to tell stories that make people laugh, cry, or just think

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

Demon by John Varley

My first job ...

Typist

My best moment ...

When the world is quiet and the dogs sleep around me

My inspiration ...

My husband, John

Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Cowboy humor: True stories about cattle

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Licorice the Bucket Calf

Our calves like to enter this world on holidays and Licorice was no exception. He was born on New Years Eve, a strong bull calf who looked just enough like a buffalo to make us suspect his real father was the bison who'd escaped a neighbor's farm the spring before.

A few days after Licorice was born, his mother refused to come up to eat. We got her on her feet and into the barn, but noticed she was bleeding heavily from her vagina. Before the veterinarian could get there, she had died. Licorice had become a bucket calf.

At that time, I was new to raising ...

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