The first book that I “wrote” was a short story about Superman. My grandmother had sent me a set of stickers in my birthday card, and I immediately set them to work on paper, drafting a story around the poses. My attentive mother wrote the story down for me, as I was probably about 3 years old at the time, and this began my marriage to writing (I would never call my relationship with writing a “love affair”—it’s much deeper than that!).  By the time I was 6, I was writing prolifically; during in-class writing time I would write 10 pages on that dusty green recycled paper to my classmates’ 1 or 2 pages. I loved to write.  By the time I was 8, I adapted one of my stories into a play and directed my 3rd grade classmates in a production. My mom typed up and copied the script, and made the costumes for the play. This was the beginning (I feel it was the beginning, but of course, it started from the moment I was born) . The beginning of so much quiet support from my mother.

My full length play, Black and White and Red All Over is an absurdist dark comedy, and often provokes questions for readers. In the digital copy of the play (which you can get here,) I have now included a Q and A, answering some of the more common questions. You can also view a sample of those questions below...

Check out this new dramatic monologue, "No More Mirrors," for teens or young adult actors (or really any age). Be aware that while the language is appropriate for all ages, the subject matter deals withthe serious issue of human trafficking...

It's always great to hear about an artist's success with one of my pieces, so I was happy to hear that actor, Kamy Johnson, received an award for Best Comedic Monologue, with my monologue, "Ferret Envy,"  at The Filmstock Film Festival in Arizona (check out her video at the end). Filmstock is film festival in the Phoenix Valley which screens fresh and entertaining shorts to its audience, and provides an engaging and rewarding festival experience to the artists. They even might throw in a little paint-bombing to boot! They've been around for 6 years, but 4 years in, they already made Movie Maker's top 20 short film festivals.  I am a huge fan of indie shorts, and this is definitely on my list for a trip to the SW...