: About Me

In the past, I have written articles for both passion and pay. Now I am actively pursuing a professional writing career. I enjoy writing journalistic articles, short story fiction, creative non-fiction and occasionally some poetry. However, I am most know for my personal essays and social commentaries.

My passion is ...

writing and being with the people I love.

I know too much about ...

the orgins of humans

My parents always told me ...

enunciate when talking.

My childhood ambition ...

to become an investigative reporter like Woodward & Bernstein.

My favorite memory ...

winning a city-wide writing contest in Chicago when I was in 3rd grade.

Why I write ...

because it is my gift.

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

Spiderwick Chronicles/Mental Engineering/Ultimate Santana

My first job ...

a reporter in high school for a community newspaper in Chicago.

My best moment ...

the birth of my children.

My inspiration ...

a desire to leave this world better than when I entered it.

Sciences > Physical Anthropology Genetics and genealogy: A path to self discovery (a path away from extinction)

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My Virtual Journey to the Motherland: How DNA Helped Me to Reclaim My Stolen Past There has always been a little thing gnawing at the back of my mind; something that has been somewhat elusive to pinpoint yet left me feelingempty. For most of my life I never really knew what it was. However, last year I was finally able to put my finger on it. I now know what it is and it's something most people take for granted. Just as a child, raised by a single mother, might feel a sense of pain when Father's Day rolls around and there is no father present. Or, an adopted child longs to know more about ...

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