: About Me

I have been writing short stories and poetry since I was a child in grade school. My only regret is the number of trees that were killed in order to further my writing pursuits. In college, I wrote articles and was an editor for the campus newspaper and always thought that I'd be a professional in the publishing field until I chose to return home to Maine after graduation to help care for my terminally ill grandmother. After that, I was bitten by the social work bug and threw myself into the mental health profession with gusto. I'm ready now to rediscover my writing roots and am thrilled to be a member of this community.

My passion is ...

language.

I know too much about ...

mental health.

My parents always told me ...

to go to college.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a horse breeder.

My favorite memory ...

is my grandfather and I sitting in front of the house, playing our "guess the color of the next car" game.

Why I write ...

There is power in the written word.

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

I'm reading Jodi Picoult novels and watching the Tudors.

My first job ...

Washing dishes in a restaurant.

My best moment ...

The first time my son said, "I want mama."

My inspiration ...

My husband.

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game reviews: Build A Lot 2: Town of the Year

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Possessed of some fairly good graphics and easy-to-learn, but somewhat challenging gameplay, Build A Lot 2: Town of the Year delivers where many games lack. As the name would indicate, this is the second installment in a series of games, the first of which was called Build A Lot. Never having been a particular fan of real estate development games, I was pleasantly surprised to find this game engaging and it is one that I would actually spend the money on once the trial version is finished. In fact, I might be tempted to purchase it even before the trial period is over, which is something I...

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