: About Me

My name is Tricia and I live in Northern California. I love to write and share writing with others.

My passion is ...

reading and cooking

I know too much about ...

cheese

My parents always told me ...

Nothing directly, I am the 6th child of 9 kids. What I learned came from children 1 thru 5. I passed what I learned down to the remaining 3.

My childhood ambition ...

still looking

My favorite memory ...

any time my husband made me laugh

Why I write ...

for therapy

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

Reading: The Help by Kathryn Stockett, Watching: Mad Men (Waiting for season 3 to start), Listening: NPR

My first job ...

dry cleaner

My best moment ...

having my 1st story on Helium go from 50th to 13th in a few hours

My inspiration ...

my sibilings, they are all much smarter than me. I learn from them all the time

Travel > North & South America Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Traveling through the United States

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NO RESERVATIONS In 1915 Robert Frost wrote, “I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”   For me taking the road less traveled by resulted in the best vacation I’ve had in years. On a bright September morning, in my home state of Wisconsin, I began a road trip with my good  friend Kim and her husband Bill.  Although I’ve known Kim for over thirty years, I only met her husband a few times.   I had my reservations about embarking on a trip with only a vague plan or destination.   Regardless we start...

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