I was born in North Dakota, but have lived in Kansas and Nevada, and worked in several US states as well as the country of Jordan. I've been an archaeologist, an English teacher, a make-up consultant, an environmental monitor, and always a writer. My BA...
I've been taking anti-depressants since the early 90s, but more seriously since I was hospitalized for depression with suicidal ideation in 1997. I've taken almost every anti-depressant on the market,...
I love roses. When I lived in Nevada, I had 10 rosebushes in a rainbow of colors lining the sidewalk...
As I've been gradually developing my shade garden over the last 10 years, finding plants that would grow and survive...
My old laser-jet died, and I didn't want to spend a fortune replacing it. My sister had recently upgraded to...
Last summer I bought a Dell laptop from Dell, over the phone. I asked a lot of questions, and the clerk asked me a lot of questions about what I...
Anyone who grows roses or other small shrubs knows that you have to trim them. The best time in my...
Everyone who knows me knows how much I love chocolate. While I can be briefly satisfied with Hershey's kisses or...
You may be wondering why I'm all excited about highlighters. It may bring back college or high school days, as...
I find, as I grow older, that my eyes just don't work as well as they used to -- and...
I'm not by nature a collector, although I do have inherited packrat tendencies. Like my mother and grandmother and sisters,...
