Everybody has a story.
Mine begins in New York City in the 1960’s where I grew up a working class child of Holocaust survivors and refugees. I was surrounded with the stories of my family and the families of my friends, mostly immigrants from all over the world. No wonder I began writing when I was just seven years old. And no wonder most of the stories I wrote told of ghosts and scary things that happen to ordinary people.
Through the years, I continued to write short stories that I shared with no one; but I did publish many articles for educators based on my experiences in the classroom. And I did hone my writing skills by running writing workshops with my students, who ranged in age from five to twenty-five. Once I retired from teaching, I began to write full time. Literally the day after I retired.
The first novel, Woven: Six Stories, One Epic Journey, flooded out of me onto the keyboard. It had been waiting not very patiently in the wings and I got the first draft done in a few months. My second novel, Sonder: Janie’s Story, happened without planning. Janie just would not let me rest until I shared her tale. My most recent book, Seeing is Believing returns me to my early days of telling stories about extraordinary things that happen to ordinary people.
I love readers, writers, and wonderers!