I have loved writing stories since I learned to write in elementary school. Most of them were short stories, which of course needed a whole lot of work, but I wrote constantly. Since I have grown up, I have had several short stories, feature stories and a poem published. Now I have written a full fledged novel, children's fantasy, titled Ezekiel Mayhill and the Crystal of God. It's not a religious book. It's a fantasy story full of wizards, magic and dragons. Zeke Mayhill is only eleven years old and does not believe in magic, but an elf comes into his world and demands a crystal and he learns magic does indeed exist. I must still be a child inside because I had a blast writing this story. I hope all of you have a blast reading it. It can be found at lulu.com.

This year I won third place in the Writer's Digest poetry contest. My poem, 'Cloud' will be published in their August issue.