Deb has been writing since she was a child. Deb fell in love with workds and the possibilites they create at age 4, when her grandmother taught her to read.  She has been an avid reader ever since!  Her favorite authors are many--in mnay genres--a few are mentioned below:   Susan Ashley Michael  June Hall McCash  Stephen King (non horror writing)  J T Ellison  Elizabeth Lowell  Marilyn Ross  Dan Poynter    Deb's life was greatly influenced by her Grandmother Mama, and the five years she spent on Mama's farm.  Deb's brother Jimmy was a member of the HEaven's Gate Cult, and took his own life follwing his beleiefs--his biography is presented in Closing The Gate -published March 2012   Deb is a speaker on topics such as sexual abuse, cults, parental mental illness, the hope of childhood and the importance of the first five years, and more