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in Akron, The United States

April 05, 1957

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I am a wife, mom, and grandma. I'm a life-long musician married to a musician. I enjoyed a thirty-year music teaching career operating a private piano studio in our home. During ten of those years, I also taught music at a private school.

In 2012 upon our decision to make a major move from California to North Dakota. I retired from teaching to fully pursue my desire to write. I write fiction and nonfiction and have eighteen titles published - fifteen books and three single short stories. I appreciate readers.

Besides writing I enjoy reading, writing letters, crochet, knitting, amateur photography, and fitness walking. I also enjoy performing musically with my husband.

My inspiration comes from people, pets, life circumstances, experiences, ani ...more

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Wait! How Old Am I? The Passing of Time.

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