ABOUT ME

A chance to talk about me….my favorite subject….I love that…(so, enough about me.what do you think about me!?) If it were not for my sense of humor, I would be drooling in a corner somewhere!

I was born in Old Town, Maine…..Maine is the most exquisite place on the planet. I was born with a love of music and ballet. **Grew up really poor; no father around, no phone, bathtub, refrigerator, car, etc—when my book is published, you can read about it!……..If you’d like to get a sense of what “Maniacs” are like, go into www.exiles.com……. I am now in exile in Michigan.

Joined the army right out of high school, from a little town in Maine, to San Francisco…major culture shock.

I’ve written my memoirs, encouraged by two English professors, who read my stories of my adventures in the WAC---Women’s Army Corps. The Title: **
Ghost Child to Triumph…Ghost Child—meaning a child who was never heard….but I have been standing up, and talking back for quite awhile!…I am in the process of attempting to get my story published. Someone asked me if I was “making it up.” My response was, “not only am I not making it up, I left the really bad stuff out.” My intent was to write about what I have overcome, and not the abuse I have experienced since childhood. A (published) author who read it, exclaimed that she was “captivated” and that it was “refreshing, so honest, and my sense of humor shone throughout.” …… This is my shameless ploy to advertise!

It is my intent to live a life of integrity. One of my favorite sayings: “I am more impressed by what someone has overcome, than by what they have accomplished,” is one I relate to. Another is: “Once I thought I made a mistake, but I was wrong!”

My 3rd grade teacher, who is now 91 years old, coined the term “fairy-child” when speaking of how she remembered me. She gave me such a beautiful treasure with that statement, and I have kept it in my heart, ever since. My sister made the card above. She is a treasure, also.