I have lived in and explored Arizona and the west for over thirty years. Like a desert packrat, I collect experiences and observations on my travels which have included Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean as well as forty-four of the fifty states.

I originally come from Ohio where I received degrees in theater and education from the Ohio State University. My husband and I moved to Arizona and I went on to earn a Master’s Degree in theater from Arizona State University, build a career in local theater and another career in politics, raise three boys and finally launch a successful freelance writing way of life..

I agree with William F. Buckley’s response when he gave his reasons to keep writing. “One is creating something. One is being paid for it. And one is the feeling that I haven’t been sitting on my (butt) all afternoon.”

This third career works. Editors give me repeat business. Organizations have recognized my work with three national first awards and several state awards from the National Federation of Press Women and an honorable mention in profiles from the Fraternity Editors Association.