Writing, teaching, traveling and living the writer's life.  That's my gig. John Gardner, who carried his five unpublished manuscripts around with him as he continued to write and hone his Art of Fiction, and Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf and Anais Nin, who understood the power of discipline and perseverance, influenced and empowered my carreer choices.  I have a Doctor of Arts with a concentration on the teaching of writing and literature.  My dissertation was a volume of my own poetry.

I spent one year in Cambridge, England working as a waitress in a vegetarian restaurant, writing and touring the pubs with a music major--three years in Turkey, teaching and traveling the country--weeks in India, China and Europe. When I'm not writing or sharing time with fellow writers, family and friends, I'm restoring old houses, gardening or searching for treasures in thrift stores or yard sales.

Currently, I am working on the 1st volume of the Kado Wolfe Mystery Series. The second volume needs tweaking.  Thirty-three chapters of the third is outlined.  My  character, Kado Wolfe is alive, well and wandering the world with her nose raised to the moon in a resounding howl. You go girl!  Shortstop Sparks isn't far behind.  We know that because she's not one to keep her mouth shut and her mom--who passed away--still keeps her in line.  Intuitive women who are New Age savvy--that's where my energy lies...

When I read Eckhart Tolle's book Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, his Pain Body chapter blew me away, helping me to understand my inner beast.  What a life changing book.