: About Me

I am a published author in Children's Literature. I have written several articles in both adult and children's magazines. I have completed three novels, two mysteries and one science fiction. They have received several rejections. I am in the process of revision, and will keep trying.
I have completed a course in copywriting. I have done a few SPEC assignment and enjoy the researching and editing.
I have a degree in Alied Health. My first career was as a respiratory therapist. My second degree is in Early Childhood Education. I am certified in Special Needs. I no longer teach.
I live in a very small town in Massachusetts, East Freetown. Our two children have flown the coop. We have two grandsons.
I spend the winters traveling and the summer sailing the New England coast.

My passion is ...

Sailing, Day Dreaming and Writing

I know too much about ...

Never know enough!

My parents always told me ...

Respect others

My childhood ambition ...

Travel to warm places

My favorite memory ...

Sledding down the hill in my back yard

Why I write ...

To learn more, to educate, to make others laugh or cry

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

I watch mostly sports. I read self help books. I listen to oldies!

My first job ...

Telephone operator

My best moment ...

Was it marriage? the birth of two? When both left home? The grandchildren

My inspiration ...

God's beautiful earth, sky, sea, and people

Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) What is your favorite snack food and why?

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Americans love their snack food. The three most popular snacks are: potato chips, tortilla chips and pretzels. The average American consumes about 1.5 pounds of pretzels per year. I bet you are just wondering how did the pretzel come to America. A long time ago in an Italian monastery the monks would bake bread while trying to teach local children their prayers. A monk would appear at the back door with cooked left-over bread dough. For every prayer the children remembered, he offered them a piece of bread as a pretiole. Pretiole means little gift' in Latin. The monks living at the Italian...

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