I was born in Fort Churchill, Manitoba...one of the northen-most areas of the prairie provinces of Canada, the youngest of five in a military family. I was a shy and withdrawn young girl and can remember spending a lot of time alone. I did not make friends easily when I was young, I guess because I was so timid and insecure. When I became a teenager, (around 14 or so), I discovered that I had the ability to make things rhyme and to write poems. So began my career as a poet. T more...