: About Me

Life is always a constant surprise to me, just when I think I have it figured out someone changes the rules. Writing has always been an outlet for me to express my inner most thoughts and feelings. There is a freedom in writing that you can never find anywhere else. You can share this freedom with readers and take them places they have never been before.

Fiction tends to be my favorite form of writing simply becuase there are no boundries. Too much of society tries to remake us in it's own image. Stepping outside the box gives me choices to explore at my own pace and in my own way, if others find this good we travel together for a while, if not oh well.

In my life I have raised to wonderful children to adulthood successfully, buried a husband and survived a major hurricane. I attempted to aquire a college degree put on hold by said hurricane. Now I find myself with time to indulge in my long time passion writing. You will be seeing alot of me here as I have much to say about love, life, and most things that strike my fancy.

Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Which literature type offers more human insight: Fiction or scientific?

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It is so tempting to side with the fiction writers on this issue, but there are a few issues I have with fiction. Brilliant writers such as Victor Hugo can use words to describe what they see and think with amazing clarity. They can play our emotions like a harp, making us cry or laugh at their whim. But, in the end it is only their opinion and observations of a limited select few. Scientist's must adhere to standards and empirical evidence when addressing new discoveries into the human condition. While this may seem cold and clinical, and it this is often the case. Through research and lo...

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