: About Me

I live in Southern Arizona at an elevation "where clouds gather and oaks grow." I've led an intrepid life which has given me rich experience from which to draw for my writing.

My broad background includes writing, publishing, teaching (many subjects, both religious and academic), medical training, info technology, and many varied roles as clergy.

I am a Nutritional Foods and Supplementation Specialist certified through Bastyr College and the National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA).

My education includes post-graduate work in Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary.

I have experienced and worked for many faith groups: Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and neo-Pagan Druid, so my expertise in many religious doctrines and philosophies is well-honed.

My passion is ...

religion, spirituality, and alternative health.

I know too much about ...

can one ever know too much?

My parents always told me ...

to listen to my grandmother.

My childhood ambition ...

to be the first woman astronaut.

My favorite memory ...

I've lived a long time - can't choose just one.

Why I write ...

so I know what I think.

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

Pandora Radio

My first job ...

out of high school was working for the local newspaper.

My best moment ...

a quirky midsummer night in 2006.

My inspiration ...

comes from many quarters.

Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Is a polyamorous relationship right for you?

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Despite the openness of the subject of polyamorous relationships in the last few years, confusion reigns. Everyone's experience of it will be different, and there's no checklist or "test" to take to see if it's right for you. Even the definition of polyamorous differs from person to person, couple to couple, threesome to group. Literally, polyamorous simply means many loves. People usually use that basic definition to differentiate themselves from "swingers." But even that gets confusing. At the most basic, people identifying themselves as polyamorous are implying that they are in an open ...

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