: About Me

I love writing, drawing, music, photography... in fact just about anything that involves creativity, stretching the imagination, viewing life from a different perspective. Its how I relieve stress. Its how I freshen the mundane. Its how I color my world.

If you must take away my creativity, take the breath from me as well.

I have just completed a fun and exciting project. I illustrated a children's book (under my married surname, Cox). This is a first for me, although it is one of those things I've always wanted to do. The book was written by David Jordan for his two young nieces (a unique and wonderful Christmas present). However anyone who wants their own copy can buy it. Please take the time to preview it and let me know what you think.

You can preview the book by clicking on Little Green Frog in the My Links section to the right.

My passion is ...

Life, love, music,

I know too much about ...

Stuttering (and how to cure it)

My parents always told me ...

Clean your room!

My childhood ambition ...

to be a singer-songwriter

My favorite memory ...

February 8, 2002 from 7:45 pm until 2:59 am - my first date with David

Why I write ...

1. For a paycheck 2. To communicate 3.for my own personal enjoyment.

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

Reading Stephen King, Watching American Idol, Listening to Pandora.com

My first job ...

Babysitter for a couple of spoiled brats

My best moment ...

On the day I reprimanded someone for ridiculing someone's speech defect, I was hit by an old memory. Suddenly, I remembered I used to stutter. I had actually forgotten, because it hadn't been a part of my life for so many years! That was the moment I realized I wasn't a "recovering stutterer" but was actually cured! I have read articles by people with impressive titles who say there is no cure for stuttering. I am living proof that they don't know what they are talking about.

My inspiration ...

Each time I succeed at something, I am inspired to go even further!

Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies Overcoming stuttering

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I can't talk about speech therapy-never had it. I can't rave about electronic devices-they weren't invented yet. I can't say if hypnosis works-never tried it. I can't speak to any of these methods to manage or minimize stuttering. Nevertheless, I can speak-without stuttering. Those who have known me since my childhood would almost label this a miracle, because there was a time when I could not speak without stuttering, and therefore, rarely spoke at all. Yet, today, most speech therapists accept the premise that stuttering is incurable. I am living proof that it is curable, for some, at le...

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