Three girls. I was the mother of three girls until homecoming night when my middle child was killed in a car accident. In addition to causing a pivotal change in my life, it caused a fundamental change in my writing. I write more voraciously, more passionately, and with more honesty than I have in the past. I explore forms and style and work to improve specific components of my writing. I enjoy all writing, but currently focus on poetry forms and creative non-fiction.
In addition to being a mom and the mom of a heavenly daughter, I am a grandmother, empty nester, artist, English teacher, cemetery researcher, kitchen food experimenter, gardening failure, dog mama, and chicken raiser. I live in the country and am a perpetual learner.
I abhor routine and often shift gears completely on classroom instruction, art style, writing style, furniture arrangement, and favorite foods/places/activities. The constants in my life are art and writing, creativity and love.