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Raised in the Virgin Islands, college and graduate school in Chicago. Taught biology, raised money for universities and small charities over the last thirty years, and for the last ten years lived in Missoula, MT.

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I just received my umpteenth rejection letter from a publisher (Carina Press/Harlequin) for my latest work "Igor". It was disheartening because I thought the publisher was more likely to consider this piece than other publishers I have sent work to in the past; you know tailor your submissions to publishers more likely to like that genre, right?

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