Born in Toronto, Canada where I currently reside as a wife and mother. All my life I have been a dreamer, a reader, and writer. As a child, I had trouble staying focused in school, which resulted in 3 red X’s on the tardy board and only when my grade 5 teacher punished me (by keeping me in the classroom during recess), did I discover books. Up until then I could not read. I spent the entire year, alone in a portable, while the other kids played. To some this sounds terrible; to me, it was a blessing. I was able to regain my recess privileges the following year…