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Relationship

Single

Hometown

I grew up in Bothell, Washington, a suburb of Seattle.

Places I've been

I've lived in the Pacific Northwest most of my life, except for a 9-year stint in Northern California (1985-94). I've traveled extensively through Europe, Asia, and the US. My favorite is Cornwall, England.

Education

• University of Washington, History and English Literature - 1968 to 1977

Work

• Primary Sources (www.primary-sources.com), Owner/Writer/Ghostwriter/Teacher - 1999 to 2008
• Motorola Semiconductor, Avnet Electronics, others, Marketing and Sales - 1980 to 2000

More about me

I'm a writer and a storyteller. I write my own books and also ghostwrite books for others. I believe that sharing our stories and our wisdom connects, teaches, inspires, and heals us all. 

My books: "Making History: how to remember, record, interpret & share the events of your life." Also "You Can Be an Author Even If You're Not a Writer." Also a fiction book in the magical realism genre, "Eating Mythos Soup." And finally, my new book coming out in Spring 2008, "Dog Park Diary: the social round of Goody Beagle." (Yep, it's about my dog and me at the dog park.) All these books are available on Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.

I own a writing service called Primary Sources. The website is www.primary-sources.com. Come visit me and read my blog -- I share lots of free writing tips, free stories, free history quizzes -- and I love comments! www.primary-sources.com/blog/

Also I am a mask-maker, with over 100 masks hanging on my walls -- although what in the world I'm going to do with them I'm still not sure. But I love making them; no doubt it fills some deep psychological need.

I have two beautiful, accomplished, activist daughters and one and one-half grandchildren (the "one-half" is still inside his mother). Being a grandma rocks!

Also I have a great dog named Goody Beagle with whom I share an incredible psychic connection.

I confess to being a political junkie of the liberal persuasion. I care deeply about environmental issues and social justice.

I am a very lucky woman. I like to network with other people in love with living.

 

Favorite Movies

On The Waterfront, The Lion in Winter, The Fisher King, Harvey, Amadeus, Tootsie, Glory, The Godfather, Philadelphia, Unforgiven, The Philadelphia Story, On Golden Pond, Rear Window, too many to list

Favorite TV Shows

Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Antiques Roadshow, Bill Maher, The Dog Whisperer, Ken Burns documentaries, the History Channel, National Geographic channel, Weeds

Activities

History and Genealogy studies, Oral Storytelling, Gardening, Reading, Writing, Theatre Arts

Favorite Charities

The Jane Goodall Institute, Union of Concerned Scientists, The Nature Conservancy

Favorite Music

Celtic, folk, folk rock, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, African

Favorite Books

My own, Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones, Julia Cameron's The Artists Way, Alexander McCall Smith, the Maisie Dobbs series, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Ayn Rand, Alice Walker, Alice Hoffman, Susan Howatch, To Kill a Mockingbird, Winnie the Pooh, The Education of Hyman Kaplan, nearly any British murder mystery, WAY too many to list! I read a lot ...

Favorite People

Jane Goodall, Alice Walker, John Lennon, Margaret Fell, Harriett Tubman, Jane Addams, Clara Barton, Maria Montessori, my daughters Hannah and Corey, my father, my brother

Favorite Places

Cornwall England, the Amalfi Coast Italy, Edinburgh Scotland, Vancouver BC, Seattle

Favorite Animals

My dog Goody Beagle, my cat Bean (now deceased, but his memory remains strong)

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