WELCOME

Welcome to the Authors Web. I always wanted to write for a newspaper, or better yet, publish my own paper! While trying to come up with a "theme" for my web site, I drew on that childhood desire and decided on a newspaper theme. I am a web-design newbie and learning the hard way that what I envision in my head is not exactly what you get from a WYSIWYG web-design package. I am learning. Content is not as important to me right now as format and design. Once I get the latter two down, I'll work to improve the content! I hope you enjoy this site and please visit often as I plan to update as I learn new features and elements.

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Next Book in Progress

I've started on a second novel. This story has been difficult for me to write. It is a story about my friend and companion for 13 years. Spud was more than "just a dog" - he was my friend, my protector and my constant companion. I decided to write the story backwards…starting with his death and then continuing with his life. Every story should have a happy ending, I think. Anyway – I’ve wrenched through the first chapter – which will likely be the hardest. I will write a sentence or two – fall completely apart - pull myself together and continue on. There just has to be a heaven – because I cannot fathom an eternity without that dog. This is Spuds' story.

A NOVEL IDEA

Sometime around 2006 I took a little trip, along with Colonel...oh wait, that's someone else's story. My story is about a backpacking trip into the Eagle Cap Wilderness in eastern Oregon. Unprepared and ill-equiped, three people and a big white dog set out on an adventure of a lifetime.

When it was all said and done, I attempted to write a magazine article about our experience. The article grew until I fast realized I could not cut it down under 10,000 words. My editor suggested I turn it into a novel and have it publish; this, I did. My book "CORNUCOPIA - A Journey Through The Mountains of Gold is now available in bookstores in print and e-book!

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Girls Gone Wild-erness!

A few months ago, I joined a group called the Squaw Butte Back Country Horseman of Idaho. Among other things, we help clear and maintain trails in the National Forest and Wilderness areas. In September of this year (2011), an all-girls pack trip was organized for the first time. With some trepidation, I went along for the ride. This is my perspective of our adventure. Read "Girls gone Wild-erness"

"Sadie Cattlebuyer"

An adolescents attempt at poetry.

I came across this poem while digging through some of my old archives. I wrote this when I was maybe 8 or 9 yrs old...perhaps younger. My mom is an avid doll collector. As a kid, most of those dolls creeped me out with the exception of a few dolls she designed herself. One type of doll she made I think was called a milk jug doll. I believe the dolls were made by placing a porcelain torso over a gallon jug. Mom would make elaborate hair-do's and fancy dresses for them. I would make up stories about the different dolls in order to coexist with them. Like I said, most of them creeped me out. One particular doll I thought was pretty cool looking. She had beautiful auburn hair and emerald green eyes. Her dress and hair-do were fashioned from the victorian era. I called her "Sadie Cattlebuyer" and wrote this little poem in her honor.

"Sadie Cattlebuyer"

 

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RAMBLINGS

   

Ramblings is a section where I'd like to post samples and tidbits of my writing. At least those I am brave enough to share with the public. If you are interested in reading some of my work - give it click and send me an email and let me know what you think!

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