: About Me

I am a freelance writer living and working in Charlotte, NC but originally from Northern California. I have four children, three grandchildren and my husband and I share our home with Maggie the Wonder Dog.

I have worked as a reporter and editor for a newspaper, written and produced ad copy for a radio station, and have published short fiction and non fiction articles.

I currently work as a Personal Property Auditor by day and a writer by night.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the articles, poems, and stories I have submitted to Helium. God's joyful blessings on your day!

My passion is ...

Jesus

I know too much about ...

nothing and too little about everything

My parents always told me ...

Smile

My childhood ambition ...

To become a writer

My favorite memory ...

Too many wonderful memories to choose just one!

Why I write ...

I have to...

Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Truth

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This is my truth. I have heart disease. I don't think I have acknowledged that fact until this very moment. I still haven't said it aloud. Heart disease? Me? Oh, yes, me. There is no doubt about it. Almost five years ago, I had quadruple bypass surgery and there weren't any clues, signs or portents in the weeks, months or years leading up to August 20, 2003. I didn't have chest pain other than the occasional bout with indigestion. I wasn't short of breath, well, no more than usual. Sure I had smoked for more years than I care to admit, but I had quit before anything bad could happen. I was...

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