A lifelong Beatle fan with a Master's in English from the University of Maryland, and years of experience teaching writing, I have recently completed the first documented biography of John Lennon, a meticulously factual account housed in a fiction format. I spent 20 years researching the novel, traveling 7 times to Liverpool and interviewing most of John's friends, early band members, and college mates. Entitled Shoulda Been There, the novel has a foreword by distinguished Beatle expert, Bill Harry. It also gives the reader a Scouse glossary of Liverpool terms and an encyclopedia of the real characters in the book. Shoulda Been There is available ONLY through ontherockbooks.com

Graduated 1st in class with 4.0 average; wrote for "Louisiana Life" magazine; served as guest speaker for Daughters of the British Empire State Convention in 2003, spoke on The Beatles; wrote for Kansas City Beatlefan Magazine; lectured to schools and organizations across the United States on The Beatles; lectured for WellCall.com from 2002-2005; taught English literature and composition at Troy State University, Alabama