: About Me

I am in the process of reinventing myself. Tansforming from a stay at home Mom to college student This is change, and it is needed.

This year, my youngest child will graduate high school and go on to college. I have lived the last forty years having 'Mom' as my primary identity. It is now time to be able to see myself otherwise.

I have always written, always loved being creative, gardening and always loved learning. These are all pastimes I've never left. Ah, but now, it's time to get serious and take all of my former hobbies,and perhaps even profit monetarily without losing any of the joy.

Statistically:: I am fifty-eight, married, and live in the Bay area of California. I have four grown children ranging in age from 40 to 18. Of my four grandchildren, two are grown, the other two, 16 and 7. In addition, I have a great -granddaughter with a great -grandson 'on the way',

A full life, but not yet to the top. That's what I'm working on now.

My passion is ...

my family, writing ,gardening, photography, reading

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

"never hate anyone, only sometimes their ways"

My childhood ambition ...

to write, as my grandmother did (she was a geneologist)

My favorite memory ...

is impossible to pick

Why I write ...

I HAVE to......

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

Eckhard Tolle, 'Friends', Joan Baez

My first job ...

swimming pool attendant

My best moment ...

the births of my children

My inspiration ...

love

Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Silence

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Silence. Are you my friend or enemy? The answer is illusive and ever changing. You can be sweet and wonderful. You can also be frightening and lonely. Silence was like this for me, even as a child. There were many times I lay in bed, my head covered with a blanket, afraid to move in the total silence of the night. Afraid that, IT (silence) would get me if I were to so much as move a muscle or call out for reassurance. The other end of the spectrum is that daytime found me seeking silence. My household was large, holding three generations. I loved to read and write and draw , and for these ...

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