: About Me

Words inhabit me like stars inhabit the sky. Give me a book or computer screen and I will spend the day reading, absorbing ideas and expressions, debating thoughts in my head. It is what I do when I wait for coffee to brew, planes to arrive, traffic to unclog and the bathtub to fill.

Growing up, I didn't think of becoming a writer, though I loved to write. Writing turned me to reading and reading turned me towards building stories. Whether it was debates, or essays, I enjoyed the creative process of developing outlines, fleshing out details, introducing conflicts and making my point in closing. I analyzed and deconstructed famous speeches and works of fiction.

I moved away from my passion for words when I started my corporate career. For years, I lived on a staple diet of business books, until I took time away to grow a family. To capture the memories of my pregnancy, I began writing a journal. When my daughter was born, I signed up for an online writing program, to build my skills and work in the company of other writers.

I have since won critical acclaim for my writing, and have been published in literary journals (with a different pen name I reserve for writing fiction). Initially, I wanted to just write well and get published. Now, I want to evoke, not just entertain. I like writing about things that affect me, using words in ways that raise awareness or dialog. This requires an ongoing examination of purpose, which, in turn, asks for research and reflection.

I enjoy it all.

My passion is ...

reading

I know too much about ...

symbols and myths

My parents always told me ...

survival is easy, excellence is hard

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a veterinary doctor

My favorite memory ...

climbing trees

Why I write ...

I need to

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

reading 2666 by Roberto Bolano

My best moment ...

when my daughter was born

My inspiration ...

my father

Parenting & Pregnancy > Working Parents Stay at home vs. working moms: Why the debate is irrelevant

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Like many women, I have been both a stay at home and working mom, and it is easy for me to see why this debate is not only irrelevant, but also insidious, because it pits one set of mothers against another. Parenting and profession are not mutually exclusive, especially in current times where single mothers are a growing constituency. If we must debate at all, then it must be about which parenting practices work best in present times. SHADES OF GRAY The demarcation between nurturer and provider (mother and father) is archaic and no longer valid. The presence of women in the workforce has s...

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