: About Me

Writing has been my passion since I helped to start up our first school newspaper back in the 70's! I loved poetry and read about a book every two days, and since, nothing much has changed!

I have written for various magazines and newspapers, along with starting my own newspaper in 2005. I enjoy freelancing, but also enjoy being contracted to various publications. I am also a graphic artist/digital photographer and enjoy utilizing my passions as a career choice.

I hope to work enough to be able to do this at a full-time level as I cannot think of anything I would love to do more with my life and enjoy the freedom of writing and being able to work it around my family's needs.

I am forty-six and hoping for a productive, happy forty-seven, in writing!

My passion is ...

Writing and God

I know too much about ...

sorrow and loss

My parents always told me ...

my writing and art would get me no where

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer or artist

My favorite memory ...

too many to list, but all have to do with loving

Why I write ...

to bring joy and hopefully blessings & encouragement to others

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

reading everything, watching all I can, and listening to everyone and no one

My first job ...

at 14, janitor at a telephone company & working as carhop & cook at A&W

My best moment ...

when I realized I could write, it wasn't just something I thought I could do

My inspiration ...

my mother and 18 month old grandson -both deceased

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