I've been a writer since my first poems and stories during elementary school days. * first published novel, "The Overnighter's Secrets" was released in May 2012 by Astraea Press * co-author of two non-fiction monographs (about librarianship) with a royalty publisher, plus a chapter in another book and an 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
