I am a proud graduate of Grub Street’s Novel Incubator program. My debut novel, GINA IN THE FLOATING WORLD, was published by She Writes Press in September 2018. As a child, I produced what would now be called graphic novels, but alas, only the drawings remain as the words were strictly in the oral tradition. Now, several degrees and careers later (teacher, career counselor, researcher), I write mostly novel length fiction (no pictures, but with a cinematic flavor) about coming of age across the life span. I also write posts for my own writing website, for my blog called "Slow Downsizing," and for other blogs). In addition to writing, I am an artist and enjoy traveling and dancing with my husband and aging contemporaries to live music in local dive bars . All of it is grist for my writing mill.