: About Me

My day job consist of teaching computer and creative writing classes to senior citizens at my local college, a job I truly love. I am also attending college working towards my BS in Administrative Services. At 50+ this has indeed been a challenge.

I have now taken on another writing opportunity, that of Site Steward for the Parenting(Other)Channel here at Helium. I look forward to reading, writing, motivating, and supporting the writers at Helium in what ever capacity I can.

Writing has been a long time passion of mine. My published credits include one short story and several poems. I also mentor F2K at Writers Village University's free online writing course. My biggest hurdle is finding the time to write, which I think is universal to all writers. I have completed several writing courses on fiction, childrens writing, and journalism.

My goal is to take the snippets of writing cluttering my file folders and develop them into something worth submitting for publication. It's like playing the lottery - if you don't play you'll never win and if you don't submit you'll never get published.

My Writing Credentials:

Publication in the Miraculous Medal Mag. Short Story 1995

Certificate of Publication Outstanding Authors of America 1993

Certification of Publication JMW Publishing Co. Crossroads, VOL. 1 1992

Certificate of Award Hutton Publications Contest Poetry My Mother 1992

My passion is ...

my grand children and writing

I know too much about ...

everything - according to my husband :)

My parents always told me ...

work hard, believe in God, and be true to yourself

My childhood ambition ...

to teach

My favorite memory ...

writing poetry with my mom

Why I write ...

I wish it was because of the $, but mostly to escape, explore, and help others

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

romance novels, feel good stories, country music

My first job ...

desk clerk

My best moment ...

the birth of my daughter and my grandchildren

My inspiration ...

my mom

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Unusual encounters

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Apparitional Encounter The sound of a baby crying followed by an evil laugh ricocheted through the old farmhouse. Marsha bolted upright in bed clutching the covers tightly to her bosom, her heart pounding like a jackhammer in her chest. It eerie sound lasted only a few short moments then dead silence. She waited for what seemed an eternity then slipped quietly from bed and peered out the bedroom door. A faint light shone from under the door at the far end of the hall. She had turned all the lights off before she went to bed, she was sure she had. She eased her way back to the bedside table...

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