Born and raised on red dirt farms in rural Georgia, '40's and '50's, I'm 2nd oldest of eight siblings. I've been an avid reader from 5 years old, it was my escape from our poor lifestyle, though I've come to value it. Mother and Daddy taught us to have self respect and value hard work. 

BS Degree, Tusculum College,
Honorable Mention, Watauga Branch, American Pen Women, poetry contest

My first short story, 'Bods,' sf genre, appeared in the print magazine, Communities, and was reprinted in an ezine. Since then, several other stories, a couple of mysteries, a love story, and a couple of hard-boiled have also been published online. A rather dark murder story of mine, Teddy Boy, can be found in the 1st quarter 2003 issue of Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - FMAM. My full-length mystery novel is under consideration by a publisher. Several of my short stories have been published online and some are still available. 'Road to Riches' at Orchard Press-Short Fiction; 'Casino Justice' and 'Starr Sight' at Bewildering Stories. My essay, 'Persimmon Memories,' was included in the print anthology, Rocking Chair Reader-Coming Home by Adams Media and 'Reservoir of Death' in Mystery of the Green Mist anthology by L&LDreamspell Publishers. 'Tezra's Daughters', a sci-fi murder story, is included in the ebook anthology, Dreamspell SciFi. My bio, Eight Miles of Muddy Road, is available in trade paperback.

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