: About Me

I write about all kinds of things. I have been writing all my life, and I'm currently writing in a writers'
group that meets weekly. It is challenging and fun!

In the past I have published professional articles, guides, and a book, associated with work. Now I am trying to write other types of things - essays, fiction, even trying my hand at poetry now and then.

I also read a great deal. My particular favorite genre is fiction novels. I especially enjoy those that have good characters and show their development.

In addition to reading and writing, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I also enjoy travel, movies, art galleries, live music, and cooking.

My passion is ...

people and knowing about them.

I know too much about ...

medical information

My parents always told me ...

to be honest and work hard

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer!

My favorite memory ...

my wedding (sappy, eh?)

Why I write ...

to express my thoughts and ideas

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

Alexander McCall Smith/Craig Ferguson when I'm up that late/rock & roll classics or folk music

My first job ...

hotel maid

My best moment ...

now!

My inspiration ...

my parents and a couple of teachers I had years ago

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Learning to cook

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I grew up in a family of eight. Back then, big families weren't unusual. Our family was made up of my parents and the six of us four boys and two girls. I was second oldest child, oldest daughter. In our somewhat traditional household, most of the domestic arts fell to the females. We did dishes, housework, laundry, ironing while the boys took out the trash and did yard work. When I was eleven years old, Mom was pregnant and had some health issues. It was then I learned to cook. While I had been observing her and taken an interest in the kitchen before that, it was bumped up a huge notch w...

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