I started life in a small steel town in northeast Ohio, but have spent the last twenty-plus years in the west. After almost a decade in San Diego and San Clemente, California, and a brief stopover in Wichita, Kansas, my husband and I ended up here in Arizona. It’s not what we’d planned, but I’ve learned to love the unique beauty of the Sonoran Desert and now I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else on the planet.

I can’t recall a time when writing was not a major force in my life. For most of my adult life I’ve worked as a writer of one sort or another, primarily in the broadcast and computer industries. 

When I’m not writing, or trading the stock market, I'm usually hanging out with my husband, Vic, and two pound puppies, Mango and Ziggy.  We try to escape from the scorching summer heat by spending at least part of each searing summer in the high country.

Vic and I have eight grown children (his, mine and ours, to paraphrase the title of an old Lucille Ball flick), plus twelve grandchildren.