“The woman or man who is a poet, or fiction writer, or playwright, or all of these, is engaged constantly in a jazz ballet of vocabularies, passions, genders, histories, perspectives, death, love, and life. The music of revelation announces itself to
“The woman or man who is a poet, or fiction writer, or playwright, or all of these, is engaged constantly in a jazz ballet of vocabularies, passions, genders, histories, perspectives, death, love, and life. The music of revelation announces itself to
Retired, widowed, childless, and depressed, I published my first book at 73. It's never too late. Write, fellow seniors, write!
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I grew up on a farm in southeastern Wisconsin. I graduated from Luther College in Iowa and earned my Master of Arts degree from the University of Minneosta. I retired in 1999 from the English Department at Wilbur Wright College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, where I was department chair for seven years. I was married for nearly thirty years to Julian H. (Jules) Styne, who died in 2000. I have traveled to all seven continents, and hope to travel more. I also hope to encourage everyone, especially my fellow seniors, to write.
Birth Place
Whitewater, WI USA
Accomplishments
I received Wright College's Outstanding Service Award for 1992 and was Distinguished Service Professor for 1995-95.
My book received a first place award in the 2007 Illinois Woman's Press Association's Communications Contest and a third place award in the National Federation of Press Women's contest. My blog, "Never too Late!" received first place awards in both contests in 2007.
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