I'm a Southern gal, 53 years old, raised in Virginia, transplanted here to North Carolina over 20 years ago, and have been married 31 years.

I love writing, am actually obsessed with getting each sentence just right. I love writing here at Helium, because each piece reflects a little bit of me, like light refracted through cut glass.

I am currently working on a novel, and a book of poetry. I'm a rebel in that each of my poems make sense; no one reads them thinking "huh?. I don't get it." That's what I call "artsy" poetry.... Stuff that's written to impress critics, not for regular people to enjoy. I doubt I'll make much money off them, but I'm proud to say they make sense to the heart as well as the mind.

My passion is ...

writing fiction, articles, and poetry

I know too much about ...

the fickleness of Fate, and Life's hard won lessons

My parents always told me ...

be honest, and don't lie

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

the first day of my honeymoon, in San Francisco

Why I write ...

I started at age 10, and have never stopped. I was born to be a writer

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

Articles at Helium./ "Planet Earth"", on The Discovery Channel/ no music

My first job ...

bank teller

My best moment ...

saying "I do"

My inspiration ...

God, and the strength and courage He has given me to get through my hardest of times

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Death of a parent

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In her prime, my mother was a beautiful woman. Willowy slender, a great smile, and thick, wavy red hair, no wonder my father fell for her. The oldest picture that I have of her is from the 1940's. She's a fresh-faced 17-year-old-girl, her arms around the shoulders of her best buddies in school; she's wearing a white shirt with puff sleeves, and a plaid skirt. That dimpled smile and twinkle in her eye were for her beau, my dad. He always WAS the one behind the camera lens. It is one of three photos I have of her that cover amazing moments of her life for me.

The second picture is of her i...

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