ABOUT ME

I grew up on a dairy farm in the Pacific Northwest. Spent my formative years climbing trees, talking to cows, and perming my hair. Now I live in Montana, where cows still outnumber people. I'm a happy wifey and a mom to the third power (biological, adoptive, and foster). 

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I write contemporary fiction, and I've been writing for as long as I can remember. There was a time, when I was probably ten or so, when I composed a multi-page epic poem for my mom in celebration of Mother's Day. As I recall, the poem included several verses for each of the four seasons and there was something about a frolicking deer. Anyway, she pretended with all her heart to love that poem and for that I will always be thankful because I don't think I would be doing this today if she had thrown it in the garbage. 

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If you're wondering about the red shoes, my Grandma Julie started it. She gave me my first pair of red All Stars when I was little and I've been in love with them ever since. In fact, she gave all my siblings and cousins a pair, as well as my first two children, before she passed away. Now she wears her red shoes in heaven.