Since I retired, I have rekindled my love for putting pen to paper. I feel I was either a writer in a previous life or I missed my calling in this one! I find that my time and my desire are now juxtaposed, enabling me take advantage of ways to develop my creative writing skills. Like all writers, I aspire to see my work in print. I currently have two short stories scheduled for publication this summer. I am genre non-specific. As an avid bibliophile, I will read almost anything you put on my plate. I tend to view romance novels, vampires and period pieces like I do rhubarb. I politely push them to the side, but presented in a palatable way, rhubarb pie perhaps, I have been known to enjoy a slice or two. I am blessed with patience, tolerance and acceptance. However all of those traits run thin in the face of the kind of ignorance that refuses to learn. I love to teach. Teaching, for me is sharing any and everything that is positive in my life. So, I share smiles, and knowledge and kind words and laughs and warmth. I have found that the more I share, the more I have the opportunity to grow and learn from others. My favorite color is Red. This did not evolve; it has been with me since I was a child. I have a sense of humor and I wear it every day. I am a cat person who adopted two dogs, a long coat Chihuahua and a Chihuahua Papillion mix. Shhhh, don?t tell them they are not brothers or that they are not my sons.

Interests:

I WRITE!! Writing spawns my interests in movies: music; reading; I collect Giraffes, don't know why. Collecting 57 Chevy's or antique diamonds would be more lucrative but... Giraffes are it for now. I serve as a volunteer, on the Executive Committee, for an organization that seeks to empower youth through teaching the arts, entrepreneurial skills and financial responsibility. I help organize and produce the fundraiser, a concert, that brings a Jazz, R&B or blues legend to town for a yearly performance. I also teach creative writing. I travel as much as my non-stimulated, personal economy will allow. While I have traded Cairo and Paris for Pigeon Forge and Isle of Palms, I still discover treasures wherever I go.

Music:

Jazz, jazz, jazz

Movies: