My tale begins as many stories before it, with a mom yelling at a kid to get a job during the summer in between college terms. Not knowing where to start, I found myself at a temp agency who placed me at a law firm as a receptionist during the time when women were madeContinue reading “The Unexpected Career – A Paralegal’s Journey”
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Italy or Bust
My husband retired from 28 years in law enforcement, and as a celebration, we booked our dream trip to Italy and Switzerland for September 2024. We planned for over ten months, talking about the tour and looking up pictures of the cities we would visit. Milan, St. Moritz, Como, Verona, Bellagio, Bergamo, Riva del Garda,Continue reading “Italy or Bust”
Double Agent
Following the amazing news that my first short story was being published, one of my marketing geniuses suggested I start querying agents for representation. It was a daunting prospect to say the least. I didn’t even know where to begin, so I started by asking a lot of questions to published friends and people inContinue reading “Double Agent”
Being published for the first time
I woke up the next morning with the story already running through my mind. Grabbing my morning cup of coffee, I sat down and started typing. It seemed only right to have the story set in my beautiful town of Sarasota, and what better place to set a gripping tale than Spanish Point. Then, about halfwayContinue reading “Being published for the first time”