: About Me

I love to write. I love to read. I learned to read when I was 4 years old, and have enjoyed delving into the escape of a good book ever since. I began writing poetry and fictional short stories in my early teens, and it has been a place of release and reflection for the past decades of my life.

I am a mother of 3 teenagers (well, my oldest is 21 this year) and a 3 year old grandson. I have lived in Oklahoma for the last 8 years, but I grew up in the beautiful Northwest, in Oregon.

I have been happily (mostly) married for the last 15 years, and hope to stay that way for the next 15 at least.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Being a woman

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One evening, after a day filled with park playing, and sand digging and bubble chasing a Grandmother lovingly wrapped her grandchild in a big fluffy towel after his bath. She drew the child up onto her lap and began rocking in the comfy chair, and softly humming. This was their routine when the boy stayed with "Mama". The child held her grandmother's hand, and stroked it with his tiny fingers. He then looked at his own hands and ran the tiny fingers over his wrinkled skin. "Look Mama, my hands are like yours now!" the boy exclaimed, seeming somewhat excited. "Yes, they are." Grandmother re...

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