Gender	Female
Industry	Communications or Media
Occupation	Reporter-freelance writer
Location	Maple Valley, Washington, United States
Introduction	I am an Iowa native (Mt. Pleasant) with a theater and a history degree from Clarke College (now Clarke University) in Dubuque, Iowa, and a master's degree in writing from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. I've worked as everything from a proofreader to a lifestyle magazine editor and freelance writer for the past 30 years, with success. I worked for 8 years as the lifestyle and business reporter for the Mercer Island Reporter, where I won 12 writing awards. I've written freelance lifestyle and business articles for the Seattle Times SE Living and Shop SE sections as well as for other Seattle area publications. I am now retired and a widow as of 2025. I live with my son in Maple Valley, where I wrestle with my Crohn's disease, arthritis and asthma, as well as type 2 diabetes.
Interests	Reading, writing, journaling, collecting pens and purses, thrift shopping, going to garage sales and discount stores- (bargain hunting), talking to my son, spending time with my husband and son, chatting with friends, writing letters and email, volunteering at the Maple Valley Library and at my sons school, conquering Crohn's Disease and exercising at Thrive Fitness
Favorite movies	The first Star Wars movie, All the Star Trek movies, Alien and Aliens, Daddy Long Legs, An Affair to Remember, Excaliber, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Three Muskateers, Enchanted April, In Foreign Field, All the Harry Potter movies,Girl With a Pearl Earring,The Pirate with Gene Kelly, (any movie with Gene Kelly, really), Much Ado About Nothing with Ken Brannagh and Emma Thompson, Henry V with Brannagh, Dead Again, Sleepless in Seattle,Fear, Blow Dry with the marvelous Alan Rickman, White Christmas, Blade Runner, Dune, Hair, the Matrix, Daredevil/Elektra, all the old musicals like Music Man and Oklahoma,The Commitments, Meet Joe Black, The Crow,PS I Love You, Nanny McPhee, Walle, Serenity and all the Firefly shows that preceded it,all the Babylon 5 movies, Waking Ned Devine and any movie that takes place in Ireland
Favorite music	Heart, Musical soundtracks such as Pippin, Cyrano, Oklahoma, and the Music Man, Sting alone and with the Police, Celtic music, such as Clannad, the Corrs, Secret Garden, the Dark Rose, in Excess, Depeche Mode, U2, Frank Sinatra, early Rush and Styx, and classical music by Aaron Copeland.
Favorite books	See my blog for details on favorite books and authors.

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