: About Me

I've been writing since I was about 7 years old. My work has been published online and in print, appearing in the award-winning e-zine Moondance (moondance.org), the English-language magazine In Madrid (Madrid, Spain), and a few other venues. I was also a columnist for the Air Force Times newspaper.

One of my proudest achievements was interviewing Senator John Glenn and other members of the space shuttle Discovery crew after their historic STS-95 mission.

I am ecstatic to be living once again in my home state of Texas.

My passion is ...

writing and languages.

I know too much about ...

what hot dogs are made of.

My parents always told me ...

I could do anything I set my mind to.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be an interpreter for the United Nations.

Why I write ...

Because I am compelled to.

My first job ...

was as a linguist in the U.S. Air Force.

My inspiration ...

My mom.

Travel > Accommodation Tips & Advice How to make your hotel room feel like a home away from home

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Hotels have gone to great lengths and great expense to make their guests feel comfortable. Some chains advertise their comfortable beds while others try to entice the weary traveler with homemade cookies. One boutique chain that allows pets will even provide you with a goldfish in a bowl for the duration of your stay if you've left your four-legged friend at home. So what can you do to bring a little bit of home into your hotel room? Well, if you're on vacation, you may not really want your hotel room to remind you of home. After all, the point of a vacation is to take a break from the fam...

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