Though my awkward, ugly, and pimply teenage years provide much fodder for a dandy, self-pitying memoir, I'll skip the trip down memory lane and go right to adulthood. After a BA in Communication at the University of Massachusetts (where I had a fine old time) and an MS in Film from Boston University (not quite as much fun), I parlayed my passion for writing into several paying gigs-a stint as a broadcast reporter, scriptwriting, PR work, and grants-writing.

Along the way, some of my stories were nominated for broadcasting awards, the NEH used one of my proposals as a model, and my master's thesis, We Can Do It: Images of Women in the Films of World War II won a Dean's Alumni award at BU.

Now I am in the fortunate position to write fiction full-time and pursue publication. I've had some success with essays and short stories, am hoping to see one of my novels published in my lifetime. That used to be my goal with the Red Sox winning the World Series, so anything's possible, right?

What do I write about? Worcester, MA, the city that spawned me and which I cannot get out of, the Housing Project where I grew up and where I'm glad I got out of, World War II for some strange reason, paranormal stuff, romancey stuff, mysterious stuff, and especially things that scare me, like my family, poetry, and miniskirt wearing old broads (Elaine Stritch, anyone?).

On a personal note, I'm married to the world's best husband and we have two sons, both geniuses of course and good looking to boot. They both write and when I tell them they're in big trouble if they get published before me, they know I mean it. Two cats and one hyper Border Collie/Lab mix round out the perfect family setting in the suburbs where, as we all know, nothing is as it seems.

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