Ah, the big hair days! Me, in the late 1980s, from the Theater poster for "No Opry in the Old Opry House Tonight." (Author's photo)

The "About Me" me section of any publication is the most intimidating place a writer has to face. It's like walking into a room and discovering a house of mirrors. You face all these distorted and misleading images of your own face and wonder, "Is that ME?"

I'm a daughter--a rather good one, as it turns out. The last few years of my life have been spent in my parents' home, first to take care of Dad, and now to continue the job by taking care of Mom. I am honored and privileged to be able to do it. I couldn't dream of alternate ways for providing care.

I'm a mother of four now supposedly adult children, and I'm not sure how to evaluate my effectiveness in this endeavor. They are good people, but they sure haven't had easy times. I wanted them to ease through life with no problems--in that case, I suppose I didn't do so well at parenting. Alternatively, they have reacted well to adversity and always get back up when they are knocked down, so...maybe I did better than I think.

It's all relative, I guess.

Speaking of relatives (Okay, I am also cheesy and corny), I am also a grandmother. Ten, six girls and four boys. And I even have a great-granddaughter!

I love my family, so they show up in my true stories from time to time. My fiction varies--I enjoy horror and dystopia, the supernatural and some humor. I'm not great at romance, whether it be fiction or real life. (SINGLE!)

I am a writer. An artist. An actress. A musician. I'm a retired Optician and Medical Coder.

You may be able to predict some of my topics, but my goal here is to surprise you from time to time with stories you don't expect.

I'd love to hear from you!