"I STAND CORRECTED."
Joy Waldrop, the seventh of eight children, was raised on the East Coast. The two major influences in her life are her mother, Lois Simonds, and her friend and mentor of twelve years, John Leming*.
Joy's mother taught her in many ways, that writing is a powerful form of expression. Joy spent years learning the disciplines of proper speech and communication by heeding her mother's repeated corrections to Joy's grammar. Lois made it clear to all of her children that "One who is able to write and speak effectively will gain both respect and recognition." John, a free more...
