My greatest joy when my son was little was to snuggle up at the end of a long day and read picture books. Now that he is grown, in college and I am an empty nester, I have written over 12 picture books of my own. 

My stories are inspired by things that annoy me like the loud bird outside my window and my misbehaved dog; things that make me curious, like what's up with that inflated whoopie cushion in the middle of the road and sentimental memories like the days my son and I would go on adventures in our hometown.

Cosmo's Flying Funnel Cakes is my first to publish, but will definitely not be my last. I plan to find talented illustrators and eventually publish all of my stories!

I am a former journalist, a certified life coach and a substitute teacher. When my son was little, I started a school garden and served on a board to start a children’s museum in Tulsa, OK. I am a member of SCBWI and a Chicago area moth style storytelling writer’s group and I tell personal stories on stage with First Person Live. I also own a funnel cake booth at The State Fair of Texas. YUMMERS!