My English Major Life

First published at age 10 in American Girl magazine. Recently heard on NPR for Poetry Month 2023 (listen here). Along the way: poems, plays, essays, and 22 books, including business histories for my beloved company CorporateHistory.net (thriving under new ownership) and the award-winning Perilous Journey of the Donner Party  (Zoom presentation available to schools, museums, and libraries). Rutgers grad. Authors Guild member. Ongoing passions: Broadway musicals, biographies and memoirs, cats, food, Italy, life in New Jersey, competitive Scrabble®, Steely Dan, and sharing my respect for words as a writing teacher and editor. Read
my blog on Medium about engaging with life after the loss of a loved one
(I’m @ThePracticalMourner).