Gender	Female
Industry	Publishing
Occupation	writer
Location	Mill Creek, WA, United States
Introduction	Writer, mom, mentor, matushka, many miles to go ...
Interests	writing, reading, parenting, spirituality, Orthodox Christianity, theology, poetry, teaching, teens
Favorite movies	Little Miss Sunshine, Lady Jane, Lord of the Rings, The Secret of Roan Inish, Harry Potter, Les Choristes, Young Frankenstein, My First Mister, Big Fish, Bugsy Malone, Fiddler on the Roof, Muppet Treasure Island, Mary Poppins, The Shawshank Redemption, Ladyhawke,
Favorite music	Loreena McKennit, Sarah McLachlan, Boston Byzantine Choir, Mozart Requiem, Cat Stevens, Tracy Chapman
Favorite books	A Wrinkle in Time, Gospel of John, Oliver Twist, The Beast of Noor, Bridge to Terabithia, The Mountain of Silence, The Artist's Way, Crime and Punishment

The children are waiting! Please tell them the story about the bald frog with the wig:

And lo, an epiphany came to the frog: frogs are not supposed to have hair; they are supposed to be bald. The very baldness of which she was so ashamed was a part of her essence as a frog. Thus freed from Madison Avenue expectations, she donated her wig to a foundation for disabled cockatiels and lived happily ever after. The end.