: About Me

I live with my husband and our dog, Molly in a midsize, midwestern town. I have one son, grown, who lives in a city close-by. I am an avid movie goer, keep up on the classics, and rent an occasional DVD. I love anything to do with the middle ages (specifically the 600s to the 1300s).

I love to write, so I'm grateful to have discovered www.helium.com. It gives me the opportunity to write short stories, bigraphies, novel excerpts, poetry, etc., plus articles of all styles. If you would like to read more of my writings, enter my name into the "Search Helium" button at the top-right and it will take you immediately to a list of all my writings. Thank you.

My passion is ...

history from the 600s to the 1300s

I know too much about ...

everything peaks my interest

My parents always told me ...

I was beautiful

My childhood ambition ...

to be an archeologist, play the French horn or do the weather

My favorite memory ...

visiting Germany in 1971 and Europe in 1992

Why I write ...

to get it out of my head

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

Rob Thomas,Pink, classical, '40s, new and older classics

My first job ...

ice cream stand

My best moment ...

giving birth to my son

My inspiration ...

my mother

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The day was sunny and bright in the city of Mainz, Germany. We woke up in our hotel suite ready to see all the wonders that my mother and father must have seen. Or maybe not. I forgot for a moment that the time they shared in Mainz was full of bombed buildings, smoke in the air, an an unease within the city. My mom and dad shared a time of war; we were here to see the birth of a love that lasted a lifetime. As we got ready, my mom, my sister and I talked about events the night before. We had met more of our German relatives: an aunt, her family, and my cousin's new wife. My cousin was out ...

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