mmmmm. Here is where I should brag about all the great publications I have had. Well, I have had a few (see below), but not a mountain full.
Or I could brag about my amazing education. Actually, I was the first person in my family to attend college, so I am pretty proud of that.
But those not the real things that I am proud of. Here are some of those things:
I am proud that I was a teacher for three years, two years in Somalia in the Peace Corps, and another year in southern California.
I am proud that I helped hundreds of children find books that delighted them when I was a librarian.
I am proud that I helped four people step into the next world, whatever it is, without fear.
I am proud that my two kitties are happy little creatures. That’s Serenditpity Marguerite la Petite — aka “Dippity” — playing hide and seek.
There are lots of other things that I am proud of. These things have little to do with “accomplishments,” but lots to do with Life. A Good Life.
I am grateful every day that I have been granted so many blessings, so many friends, and I am so grateful that I have been granted the time and energy to write.
But here is the stuff you may want to know.
Like many of us in the 20th and 21st centuries, my “job title” changed a number of times. I was a teacher, a librarian, a legal assistant, a Managing Editor for a business newspaper, a research specialist for a venture capital firm, a web coach. Then I retired and became a writer.
Education
B.A. (Drama/English) from San Jose State College
Master of Library Science from San Jose State University (same school, different name)
Graduate courses from Columbia University, California State University at Santa Cruz, and others.
Publications
SOR JUANA, MY BELOVED. Sor Juana had two passions: poetry and the Viceroy’s wife. ISABEL ALLENDE– Most Inspirational Book of the Year — Finalist.
THE MYSTICAL LAND OF MYRRH. A stranger in an unknown land, and a time never to come again.
HER BIZ BOOKS. A series of 6 books to help women begin, and prosper, with online businesses. See the cover of YO, SIS! (Out of print)
SAUSALITO SUNRISE: POEMS FOR LESBIANS AND OTHER LOVERS. Semi-finalist, Llambda Literary Awards, 2014. (Out of print)
TARGET MARKETING: BUSINESS PLANS THAT RAISE FUNDING. A ground-breaking publication in its field. Publication of the Year – Business. (Out of print)
SMALL BUSINESS JOURNAL articles — several dozen articles relating to business skills and women in business.
OTHER RECENT ARTICLES/HONORS
Eco-Challenge 2021, First Place Winner (Poetry Division)
Special Award, Series on Small Business Lending, Small Business Journal
Selected writer, We’Moon Date Book, 2015 and 2021
Featured contributor, Whiskey Hill blog, 2023
Featured contributor, Feminism and Religion blog, 2019
Featured contributor, Ashland.news (many)
Featured contributor, Ashland Daily Tidings (many)
Major contributor to many blogs/websites. I served as a web coach for over five years and taught folks how to establish websites.
