Welcome
I’m a writer who is drawn to different genres and my work includes a memoir, an illustrated history and a children’s illustrated series. If you’re a reader or writer on your own journey and enjoy a good story, please visit the blog.
I’m a writer who is drawn to different genres and my work includes a memoir, an illustrated history and a children’s illustrated series. If you’re a reader or writer on your own journey and enjoy a good story, please visit the blog.

Why I Had to Write a YA Love Story
Inspiration twinkles in unexpected places so when I got the spark of an idea for my new Young Adult novel, I hadn’t a clue how that flickering flame would eventually ignite. Nor did I also have any idea how long it would actually take to start the fire and finally complete this book. That the […]
Fear and Firestorms in Los Angeles
FACTS AND FICTION No one seems to know just how toxic our air is now from the Los Angeles firestorms that make my head throb, so I nurse a cup of strong coffee, and wait for the Excedrin Extra Strength to kick in. Before particulates populated the air and Santa Anas roared through the dry […]
Chance Meeting
JUST MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS UNTIL I WASN’T On yesterday’s walk, I noticed a young man carefully removing a piece of art from his car. The gentleman had close-cropped hair, beard, and stylish business clothes. Notably, he held the art like he was holding a newborn. Within the gilded frame glittered gold hand-embroidered Arabic letters […]