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I grew up in the town of Wilbraham, Ma and at thirteen, moved to a farm on the Warren/Brimfield, Ma line where I discovered a road named after my great-grandfather. Unbeknownst to me, that road would later inspire my first novel, “Dragonflies In July.”

I attended a vocational high-school and immediately after graduating, enrolled at Becker College in Leicester, Ma to major in psychology and later added courses to graduate with a concentration in early childhood education. Earning highest honors and several scholarships, including the highest scholarship granted by the D. Llewellyn Evans committee, I realized I had a love for and interest in creative self-expression.

After moving to the town of Monson, Ma in 2003, I started my first novel, "Dragonflies In July,” in 2004. During the time, I came across information pertaining to publication. Such information would later prove useful as I was eager to make my work available as early as possible, and I released my first book in 2007.

Since then, I’ve taken my life-long love for animals and began operating a shelter for stray/feral cats & kittens, which I ran from my home up until the June first tornado that carved a thirty-nine mile path of destruction across western Massachusetts.

Just prior to then, I started my second novel, “The Black Bay,” and found myself unwittingly given another story. That story, tentatively titled, “The Chosen Path,” is about the tornado that struck my home on June first and leveled the house across the street. That home, owned by friends of mine, was fortunately vacant due to renovations and no one was hurt.

The shelter I had built for homeless cats & kittens was destroyed in seconds, along with the heavily wooded area that formerly surrounded my home.

I’ve got an incredible story to share and at the current moment, am working on two books, my second novel “The Black Bay,” and my recent work of non-fiction, tentatively titled, “The Chosen Path.”

I'll be updating this site soon with photos of the tornado aftermath, including the sporadic growth of sunflowers, pumpkins, corn & tomatoes, likely from soil upheaval following the storm. I'll also be adding photos of the astounding view I've been given; what once was a heavily forested area, is now an open view of the horizon and sky.

For additional information regarding “Dragonflies In July,” as well information pertaining to writing and publication, click here: In The Press

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