: About Me

From the time I was young, I have written stories. From scribblings on yellow legal pads at ten to poetry in high school and working on the novel that half of America is currently plugging away at, I find that writing for me is way of living life.

I have a young son and live in the South but am interested in seeing the world and learning new things always, as I believe strongly that if you aren't in constant motion, you are at risk of emotional stagnation.

I wrote an online column for The Charlotte Observer which ran daily on their website called "How Did I Get Here?" for over six months which consistently pulled in views over 10,000 per week.

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

Using humor as an emotional bandaid

My parents always told me ...

To look out for my friends and stand up for what is right

My childhood ambition ...

To be an actress

My favorite memory ...

I don't have just one

Why I write ...

To find a way through life with words

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

True Crime/Lost/Steely Dan

My first job ...

Walgreens

My best moment ...

Keeps reinventing itself

My inspiration ...

The knowledge that words can transform

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: What "being in love" means to me

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Love reaches inside of my soul, the shadowy gray part that light never touches, and illuminates corners long forgotten. Love is like a sweeping flashlight in the darkest night, probing, shining until its target is within sight. Love is going through emotional garbage, finding untold waste and foul remnants, holding them up, as a child might a worm, hands outstretched ...here...look what I have for you...not knowing they are holding an object we normally shy away from. We hold it up to another and they reach in the muck, feel the sludge and find your hand regardless. Love is working through...

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