I loved him. At age twelve he touched my heart with his music. At age twenty he captured my heart when our eyes met as he sat on a stage and sang Four months later, he fractured my heart with his refusal to allow us to stay together. At age seventy
Love is universal and not limited to the most perfect among us. In this collection of romantic short stories and poetry, love comes to those who are decidedly imperfect, who possess very real human flaws, scars, and challenges. Awaiting us as we are.
I've been writing off and on for as long as I can remember. I kept putting off my dream of writing for the more mundane "need-to" things such as working full-time, cooking, cleaning, spending time with the family, thinking I'd get to it someday. A little over three years ago, my best friend died of leukemia. It suddenly dawned on me that someday is NOW. I participated in National Novel Writing Month 2004, and won with Denim & Diamonds, which I am proud to announce was published in 2006. I continued on with NaNoWriMo, and won in 2005, 2006, and 2007. I write mostly mystery and suspense, and find that it is a very cathartic experience!