About Me
Writer. Gardener. Needlework nerd. Former journalist. Former university social media manager. Florida via NYC.
FICTION: Persimmon Hollow Legacy series of Catholic historical romances:
"Stitching a Life in Persimmon Hollow," Franciscan Media, 2016.
"At Home in Persimmon Hollow," Franciscan Media, 2015.
"Trust in Love, Persimmon Hollow Legacy Novella 1," Indie, 2018.
"Growing A Family in Persimmon Hollow," Indie, 2021.
NONFICTION
"My Secret Infertility Struggle 40 Years Ago," Tutum Journal, June 2021.
"Piety's Quilts: Stitching Family and Fabric in 'South Moon Under'," The Journal of Florida Literature, v26, 2018.
"Pollution in Paradise: Betrayal and the Nature of Salvation in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's 'A Crop of Beans' and 'Golden Apples'," The Journal of Florida Literature, v23, 2015.
"Parce Letters: Voices From the Past," West Volusia Historical Society, DeLand, FL, 2004.
Daytona Beach News-Journal newspaper articles and columns, 1987-2005.
Florida Gardening and Stetson University magazines, regional and trade pubs,1990s-2000s.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in English with minor in Religious Studies, Stetson University, DeLand, FL.
Associate's degree in Advertising/Communications, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY.
Hi, thanks, Gerri, for your comments on my Sevillana prostitutes. Posted that chapter a long time ago and rereading is prompting some editing. You saw the long version!