: About Me

I'm a retired printer now living again in the desert in Southern Arizona. I have returned to here for the warmth and beauty of the Sonora desert. If you would walk in the desert with its towering saguaros and endless vistas you would understand why its stark beauty is so hypnotizing for so many people.  

I have two daughters,one step-daughter,and three grandchildren living in this state. I hope you will enjoy my stories which are mainly written for children of various ages, but other stories will be for adults of all ages.

My passion is ...

solitude and unspoiled vistas (especially where it's warm)

I know too much about ...

Really; is this a trick question? nobody knows too much about anything

My parents always told me ...

stay busy and never do half a job

My childhood ambition ...

to be a biologist

My favorite memory ...

trout fishing when I was 8

Why I write ...

to give others something to think, laugh, and wonder about

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

Various and numerous

My first job ...

grocery stocker for a Mom & Pop

My best moment ...

Seeing the Mona Lisa for real in the Louvre

My inspiration ...

Being a Leo- zebras and of course my amazing daughters and their wonderful children

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Children's stories

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Sarah's Muse Friday after school, eight-year-old Sarah sat on a box watching her mother planting flowers in the garden. She brushed her sandy brown hair away from her blue eyes and asked her: "Mom, what's a muse?" Her mother stopped and looked at her, "A muse?" She thought a minute and then said, "A muse, according to the ancient Greeks, was a goddess that was in charge of one of the arts like poetry or music. Why?" "I heard some ladies talking about it," Sarah said. "Are they real?" "Some people think so." "What do they do?" "Well, they inspire people to make things like writing a poem, m...

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