I’ve been a writer since my first poems and stories during elementary school days.
* published novels (with Astraea Press) — “Rescued By That New Guy in Town” (Oct. 2012) and “The Overnighter’s Secrets” (May 2012)
* co-author of two non-fiction monographs (about librarianship) with a royalty publisher, plus a signed chapter in another book and a signed article in a specialty encyclopedia
* have published articles, book reviews, and over 120 poems
* my writing has won nearly 40 awards, including several in national contests
* as a newspaper photo-journalist, published about 150 bylined newspaper articles, and some 100 bylined photos
* decorated veteran of U.S. Air Force (including a remote tour of duty in the Arctic … at Thule AB in N.W. Greenland)
* worked nearly 30 years in the field of librarianship
* married parent of two and grandparent of six
Romantic comedy and romantic suspense are among seven completed novel manuscripts.