: About Me

I am a mother of three active children, ages widely spread apart and a full time student (Court Reporting). Before joining Helium, it had been years since I picked up the proverbial pen. I am happy to be writing again whenever I can find the time. I have some plans for my writing and the practice is undeniably needed. Love this site !

My passion is ...

reading, crafts, and researching the commonalities in world religions

I know too much about ...

nothing and a little bit about everything

My parents always told me ...

why don't you want to be a lawyer or a doctor?

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a surfing marine biologist

My favorite memory ...

too many to choose from but they all seem to involve the beach

Why I write ...

self-expression keeps me sane and de-stressed

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

reading Seal Island, watching Bones, and listening to almost everything from Godsmack to Janis Joplin to Travis Tritt

My first job ...

at a French pastry shop

My best moment ...

each time one of my kids were born

My inspiration ...

my little sister, loving mom to a bipolar child

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The garden gate

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Every day so far this summer, Timothy had walked the half mile between his house and the corner pharmacy to get his daily ice cream cone. He would leave his house at around 12:30 in the afternoon after choking down the "nutritious" lunch his mother insisted he eat before being allowed to have something that tasted good. Honestly, Timothy would always think, who in the world could really like a tofu-cucumber melt sandwich? Yech. But choke it down he would, because the ice cream was delicious and the walk and time away from the boring routine of summer at home was worth any price. Every day ...

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