I was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1965. Probably the most major influence on my life was being born a clairvoyant. I write extensively about my ghostly encounters, which also colors some of my fiction.

The other major influences in my life include historical reenacting, both Civil War and Revolutionary War, which had a major impact on my decision to become a writer. Reenacting is an incredibly personal experience. Through my writing, I’d like to make people experience history the way I did and have empathy for those who gave their so that we could be free.

Growing up was not easy, there were many problems in our household so I turned to living in a fantasy world centered around a much beloved television series in order to survive the strain. My rock during this period was St. Bartholomew School, which became my childhood home. http://www.stbartschool.org/ If it were not for this school and my wonderful classmates who are my muses, I wouldn’t be able to be an author! I plan to write a series of children’s novels set at the school utilizing composite characters. It’s my way of giving the school something back.

Mrs. Claudia Odefer, my English teacher at St. Clement High School in Centerline, MI, told me that I could be a professional writer if I just applied myself. I wasn't always careful with my grammar. Her faith in me stuck with me through rejections and ill treatment by so-called family and friends when I announced that I was going to pursue writing full-time. For some reason, most people don’t consider writing real work. I’ve seen this same sort of thing echoed on other writer’s webpages and wrote an article about it entitled “The Look”. It can be found on the Writer Advice page on The Steed Zone http://home.att.net/~s.c.ninlil.c.b

Lastly I must mention William Golding, my spiritual guide and protector, who has always stood by me.

Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award 1984

BS Degree US History, Secondary Education Cirriculum, Northern Michigan University 1989

Distinguished Member, International Society of Poets 1995

Winner of Two Editor's Choice Awards 1995, One In 1996, and another in 2000 National Library of Poetry

Lifetime Member, V.F.W. Auxilliary

Stasis, Second Place First Page Novel Contest sponsored by G.E. Pierce Communications 1997, the page was published in The Best of 1997

Honorable Mention, Rotten Romance Contest, sponsored by Hutton Publications 2001

Biography published in various volumes of Marquis Who's Who in the Midwest, of American Women, and in America since 1998

Listed in Fandata's Fandom Directory http://www.fandata.com/

Web Moderator for MaRS55 Writer's Bloc Forum 2001-2002

Stasis (2001) Honorable Mention The Book Review Cafe's Best Author Awards 2002

Co-founder of the Marion County Fiction Writers 2007

Member Mid-Ohio Writer's Association

Founder O.B.I.T. Ohio Battlefield Investigative Team

"Who's Been Walking on My Bed?" published FATE Magazine August 2001 http://www.fatemag.com

"Bedside Vigil for the Saved" published FATE Magazine January/February 2002 issue

Stasis, co-authored by Colleen Elliott, Released September 2001

Dear Leslie, published in the August 3, 2002 Edition of A Light in the Window Ezine published by Jassmine.com

November 2002 “Cinderella”, an essay about a museum interpreter who made cinder stew, has been accepted for publication in the anthology A Royal Fork UP: 101 of the Worst Recipe Blunders Ever.

"He Did It To Me Again!", FATE Magazine, April 2003. It is a follow up to "Whose Been Walking On My Bed?", which appeared in their August 2001 issue. http://www.fatemag.com

"Ghostwriter" an interview with Kelly Steed by Kurt D.Moore was published October 31, 2005 in The Marion Star. http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051031/NEWS01/510310302/1002

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