When I was in fourth grade, my older brother, a recent college grad, gave me a copy of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and told me that the kids in college who could read fast did well. This lit a fire in me, and I began devouring books. Yet I never once dreamed of writing books myself; I would have said I hated writing. Years later, a brilliant college professor helped me see writing in a new way, and the gift he named in me redirected my path.

I’ve been a writer and editor for over thirty years, helping others tell their stories while continuing to shape my own. I currently help clients with editorial projects and work with nonprofits in their fundraising and development efforts. But I’m also a poet, author, and Moth storyteller; my young self would be quite surprised by how her story is turning out.

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