Poetry about the ups and downs of life in everyday living pad most of my portfolio at http://patrice.writing.com.  Short stories and editorial articles, as well as essays about being a Baby Boomer are also my forte. My poems have been published in the anthologies: The Best Poems and Poets of 2004,  Theatre of the Mind, and Invoking the Muse.  I plan to self-publish my first anthology called "Colouring Outside the Lines," by October of 2005. I taught English and English as a Second Language in Texas for 13 years. Since then, my post graduate studies have included mental health issues (especially bipolar disorder), philosophy, psychology, sociology, and comparative/contrastive world religions and cultures.  I love the outdoors,  going to the lake or beach, and playing with my two cats and two big dogs. I tutor high school students on a one-to-one basis. My interest in multi and retro-culture, politics, and environmental issues provides a background for my editorials and non-fiction works. I'm also currently working on three novels: A Cultural Crevice, Butch, and Ghetto Ghandi and His Suicidal Sidekick: The Urban Legend of a Teenage Boy. My goal as a writer is to provoke question, and evoke thought and emotion.  Critiques and market leads are much appreciated.

Presented "Shakespeare Trophy of Excellence" by FamousPoets.com in September 2004;

Included in the Marquis' Who's Who of American Women, 2004-2005, and Who's Who in Education 2005-2006;

Silver Rose Service Award: The University of Texas, GDE Service Sorority, 1977;

Bachelor of Arts, The University of Texas, December 1977;

Teacher Certification for Secondary English and History (1977), and English as a Second Language (1985).

Teacher of the Month: Corpus Christi Independent School District, Texas, 1990.