Introduction

I am a person passionate about words, and about truths told through the lens of story. I believe the written word matters; it has the power to transport, entertain, challenge, and change.

I have made a career of celebrating the magic and mystery of words on a page, first as a high school English teacher, and currently as a literary arts leader, a writing instructor, and a “maker” of literature. Each morning at my writing desk, I string together words and sentences, putting my characters in the way of this complicated world with all its terrible and beautiful truths. 

I believe, too, in the powerful community of writers. A certain magic happens when writers gather together, caring for and nourishing one another’s work. We need not go it alone.