Inspiring the words I write, I spend my summers as a star guide at Pine Mountain Observatory in stunning Central Oregon where I live with the husband unit and two loving cats. I write science fiction mostly and have a slight obsession with Jane Austen. Major influences: Thomas Hardy, Hermann Hesse, Jane Austen, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, Octavia Butler, Margaret Atwood.