: About Me

My passion is ...

writing (obviously), and many other creative pursuits.

I know too much about ...

falling down.

My parents always told me ...

to get up and dust yourself off when you fall down.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a pro tennis player.

My favorite memory ...

when i found my dog, Ella, at the shelter.

Why I write ...

because I have to.

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

reading: In Cold Blood-Truman Capote; listening to Ani Difranco usually.

My first job ...

oh dear... Dairy Queen.

My best moment ...

making the decision to write full time.

My inspiration ...

my mother-I just want to make my mommy proud.

Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Overcoming obstacles with perseverance and faith

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Life can throw some harsh lessons in your path and sometimes it seems as if you just can't possibly handle anything else. That, of course, is the precise moment-as that thought still hangs over you like a conversation bubble-life decides you can, in fact, handle something else. It's really interesting if you examine your life closely-look at those really dark, awful times and think of what you gained from that experience. Really think about it for a minute. What I've learned is that the things that happen that seem so easy are kind of a waste of time; you never really learn anything, you n...

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