I began writing poetry when I was 15 and wrote about the Vietnam War. Poetry is my first love but I've written several short stories too. I love to write poetry from the inside out, putting myself in someone elses shoes and writing from their perspective. I read constantly, anything I can get my hands on and my mind never shuts off. I'm always thinking of something to write about. Growing up in a small town I see the world through the eyes of my own imagination. I took 4 years of English in High School and was very much influenced by my 12th grade English teacher, Betty LaPointe. I see things for what they are and I have a straight up, no holds barred attitude when it comes to writing. I'm not afraid to voice my opinion, strong or otherwise. People say I write from my heart. My heart's been broken so many times I wonder if I've picked up all the pieces, but I write and it heals.

John Horn-Legend of a Lumberjack, a romantic/historical fiction based in the late 1800's published with Publish America in May of 2005.

I wrote a Christmas poem for renowned artist/composer/author, Mark Wirtz, which he is including on his 2005 Christmas album.

My autobiography, I Promise Not to Tell was published by Publish America in September of 2003. It was chosen as 1st Runner-Up in the nonfiction category for the 2005 Book of the Year Awards by JADA Press, Florida.

My poem, Shadows Dancing was included in the anthology Echoes of Yesteryear by the International Library of Poetry in 2000.

Award of Merit/Honorable Mention from the World of Poetry for my poem Freedom in 1989

Outstanding Achievement/Golden Poet Award from the World of Poetry for my poem Freedom in 1989

Certificate of Merit from the Nashville Newsletter for my poem Woman in Black in 1980

Certificate of Merit from the Nashville Newsletter for my poem The Other Side of a Dollar Bill in 1979

In my autogiography, I Promise Not to Tell, I mention Oprah. I had written her a letter and she had invited me to be on her show about 15 years ago and I couldn't go. The segment was about "Secrets." One of my dreams was fulfilled when my book was published. Another would be fulfilled if I could get it into Oprah's hands. Not for the recognition, but because her show was so much a part of keeping me sane back then. She was so inspirational. I want her to have a copy as much as I would want a best friend to have one, just the personal satisfaction of knowing she has one, a part of me. I was contacted by the Montel Williams Show about my memoir, I Promise Not to Tell. I may be on a future show.

Upper Peninsula of Michigan Author
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