I grew up in a Rural Community. I spent my hours outside since I was a child, running barefoot, AlWAYS, until my mom caught me cutting the grass with barefeet. The green grass stains gave it away. From then on I wore shoes to cut the grass... And in the winter. Our winters were brutal, hitting minus 40 regularly. My dad would gather us in the summer to bring in and supply our own wood for the furnace, and we would garden in the summer. I spent the winters reading. I am about environmentalism, equal rights, social progress and raising the bar on how we treat each other and our planet. I write stories that have layers, what some will see as an environmental statement, some will see as an soap opera, some will see as a political stance, and some may see some truth and some will just see a story. Because this is life! I am driven, energetic, and try to keep myself surrounded by people of all walks of life. I also really like the company of my dog, <— I support animal rights and the humane treatment of animals. "Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph." -Haile Selassie