I've always loved stories, words, and word games. My favorite authors are Mark Twain, George Eliot, William Shakespeare, Ellen Goodman, and Toni Morrison. As an English professor I've always encouraged students to become their best selves in whatever they write. As a writer, I've applied literary quality to light verse and poetry that anyone can understand. My novels inspire and entertain while chronicling the triumph of the human spirit. My articles and essays have been praised for logic and clarity. more...
