I teach writing of all kinds, from creative to essays to short stories and poems. I love words and playing around with them. I also love rabbits. I have been raising them for 40 years, and I am passionate about teaching people all about them and how to care for them.

I earned a bachelor’s degree in English/journalism and worked at a newspaper for about 25 years, writing stories about a variety of subjects (anything from how to care for your grass to car issues to diseases to people who raised bulldogs). I am curious by nature so these stories always proved enjoyable to me. I learned so much! I also used my knowledge of newspaper writing to teach homeschoolers all about writing. Currently, I freelance for a magazine and write for young people.

Learning is for always. It’s something I’ve told my kids: We should never finish learning and growing. It’s a big part of what keeps us young! 

I moved quite often as a kid and one of my favorite places that I lived was England. I met my husband there, and when we married, we decided to teach our kids to be bilingual. We discovered we really are from two countries separated by a common language. It’s made life interesting at times, especially when we have a misunderstanding about a common word with two very different meanings.