From Back There is a path we start out on in our lives; I'm not sure when the path begins, because it is different for each person. I believe the path begins when a person makes the first conscious decision to pursue their own life in the way they want to live it- regardless of the influences of others. The path is not constant. Sometimes the road is smooth and easy to walk and sometimes it is rough and rocky. There are hills and mountains in the way. There are rivers to cross and oceans of tears threatening to drown. Come now. The path is waiting for us. Life is ready to be lived; love and understanding is ready to be shared. Let's follow The Path.
Michelle Devon (Michy) has two children, a daughter (24) and a son (18), who refuse to finish baking, no matter how many times she shoves their heads in the oven. Michy is also in love with an identical twin (4?), though she’s not sure which one he is. Her best friend, lovingly known as Buffy (??), rounds out her perfect family of choice, along with three kitty cats, two dogs, and a few invisible friends, along with the people who live inside her head.
Michy was faced with making a choice between her head exploding or becoming successful as a novelist. Determining that the latter would be more painful, she nearly chose the explosion, until she was reminded that the kids were bad at cleaning up messes so she’d just have to do it herself. Novelist it would be.
Diagnosed with congestive heart failure and pulmonary arterial hypertension in 2011, she has spent most of the past two years learning how to live again after nearly dying twice. If asked what she does for her ‘day job’, she’ll answer, “I’m a full-time professional dreamer…”