I have been on Authorsden a little bit over 14 years now! My how time flies! Wow!  AD has become my Second home and I value the opinions of all who review my work. The people at AD are special to me.  They are my family!!!!! *Life* is *Wonderful* here! Celebrate and Dance!   My favorite person is Helen Keller and Ralph Waldo Emerson.   My favorite musician is Bach. My favorite composer, Mike McCuistion.     I have currently been awarded into a book of the "Best Poems and Poets for the Year 2007!"  I am flattered.    

Poems on www.poetry.com,
WWW.SPIRITHUNTER.ORG,

www.shelovesgod.com,
www.wildviolet.net

and www.christianpoets.com.

Received theWho's Who in International Library of Poetry for the Year 2004

and nominated for the Year 2005! Wow!



Got word on July 3rd, 2004 that I had received the

Famous Poet of the Year 2004 AND the

Shakespeare Trophy of Excellence Award!



On September 15th, 2004, Got selected into

a book that poetry.com is putting out of only

200 of their Best Poems and Poets and I was

selected for the year 2004, the very first year

they are putting it out on the market!

Isn't that great!?





I have already won the Famous Poet Award

for the Year 2005! Wow!




I did not realise this until AFTER

it was too late to enter, but back in 1999;

I was nominated for the Millenium Poets

and all I had to do was turn in one poem.
Silly me didn't even see it for it was mixed

in with some other things as well.

I shall know better for next time!





I received the Editor's Choice Award

for December 2005 for my most recent poem,

Whispering Souls



The poem is dedicated to my Mom.



I used to be a Computer Programmer for

four years from 1992-1996 before I started
in as poetry and short story writing in
Fall of 2001.



I have gotten the National Poet Lauraete 2002 Honorable Mention

for my poem, Light. I was also a
Finalist in the 2003 National Poet Lauraete Competition.



I have received the Editor's Choice Award

for my poem,Christ, for the March
2004
contest put out by poetry.com and
the International Library of Poetry!

I also received the "Editor's Choice Award"

for the March 2005 year and the poem was

was called, "Expression(s)".



My poems are updated and reviewed every

time Spirithunter comes out on the internet.

Only a few times has my work not been shown
since the magazine has come out. I am a
regular contributor to that magazine and
know the editor well.



The poem, Light, was originally
placed in an anthology back in 1993 and on
the Cancer Survivor's newsletter as the
very FIRST poem published in their
history of newsletters for childhood cancer
started in the state of Arizona.