I am a 69-year old retired legal secretary choosing to write something other than legal documents and pleadings. My current project is a memoir about the struggles in my life with a mother who was verbally and emotionally abusive. Currently, my husband Bob and I live in Portland, OR. We both love reading and music.

Contributor, Loving for Crumbs - An Anthology, "The Crumb Gatherer," compiled by Jonna Ivins (author of Will Love for Crumbs), 2012. On Amazon.

Contributor, "Mama and Her Arsenal," My Gutsy Story Anthology, First Edition, compiled by Sonia Marsh, Gutsy Publications (September 1, 2013). On Amazon.

Contributor, "The Unexpected," Fall: Women’s Stories and Poems for the Season of Wisdom and Gratitude, edited by Debra Landwehr Engle and Diane Glass (September 20, 2013). On Amazon.

Contributor, Inside Beachside: 2013 Beachside Writers' Conference | Readings, Writings, Reflections, compiled and edited by Roger Hite (March 2013). On Amazon.

Contributor, "A Trick or Treat Bag of Fear," Seasons of Our Lives: Autumn, edited by Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett, Knowledge Access Books (February 1, 2014). On Amazon.

Contributor, "The Sleepover of 1951," Seasons of Our Lives: Winter, edited by Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett, Knowledge Access Books (February 1, 2014). On Amazon.

Contributor, "One Pack of Cigarettes," Tales of Our Lives: Fork in the Road, edited by Matilda Butler, Knowledge Access Books (January 8, 2016). On Amazon.

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