My family is my motivation. I have been married for 30 years and have two grown sons, Matthew and Derek. Recently, our oldest son Matthew honored us with a grandson and his name is Jackson Matthew Ellis. My Marshy Bog Series was written about and for our two sons as they were growing up. I have written these stories over the past 30 years and my passion is to get all of them published. Our youngest son, Derek, had severe hearing problems as a child and I remember the times that he was made fun of due to speech problems, However, he was the type of person that could deffinately take care of himself when this happened but it still hurt. He does not have a speech problem today! Sadly, most children do not know how to defend against this type of situation and hide their fear of being taunted! I have approximately 12 stories written and I am excited that my first story was just released and titled, Billy Bob the Bullfrog. You see, Billy Bob has a tongue so long that it almost reaches the stars but due to this he can't speak properly. He saves the most popular kid in the Bog, Boomer the Badger. Boomer is so happy that he has his mom, speech therapist,  help Billy Bob. The rest of the story explains how Billy Bob becomes a hero by using his disability. Needless to say, Billy Bob's character relates to Derek growing up and Boomer the Badger was taken from our oldest son Matthew. Each character, I hope, will teach young readers that having disabilities is unique and special and these problems can be used in positive ways. In short, Marshy Bog is Where Children Learn to Play! I hope that my words encourage those that are different from others to find their own strength and become successful just like Billy Bob and Boomer the Badger. Thank you Dr. Tate, Founder of Tate Publishing & Enterprises for giving me further inspiration and publishing my first book. Job well done from all at Tate.

Published poet / Library of Congress and my first book has been released. Achievement: Became an author and published poet even with severe dyslexia.