An early writer, my first venture into authorship started after jotting down a barely-memorable essay involving camping and a rabid bear.  I won a county-wide writing competition in sixth grade and have been searching for that good luck bear ever since.  Well not really.  It wouldn't fit in my townhouse.

Soon after earning degrees in Archaeology and History from Oregon State University, I married and started creating fodder for humor columns rapidly thereafter.  Many children later, I have slowed down enough to write words that are longer than four letters and hope to do more writing than sign permission slips for Brownie trips.

My experience with ghosts started in college, a term paper sparking the imagination and after exhausting research I discovered that I knew nothing more than what I started with -- a fascination for things no one could understand.  Twenty years (and many attics) later, I continue to talk with people around the world about how to deal with what they cannot see and barely recognize as viable.  

• A founding member of DC Metro Area Ghost Watchers 
• Written for The Shadowlands online both in the newsletter and Famous Hauntings section
• Write ghost stories for children and adults, currently working on a picture book about rotting zombies and trick-or-treating... huh?
• Have written two children's picture books and is actively looking for an agent - yep, the rotten zombies are ready to roll  
• Ghostwritten over 60 travel articles for various online publications
• I am in the process of writing my first novel, a ghost story -- naturally
• Please visit my very popular ghost blog Wee Ghosties :: A Beginner's Guide to Ghost Hunting that strips away the nonsense and gives you common sense advice in getting started in this fascinating hobby plus original ghost stories
• And its companion blog Ask a Ghost Hunter to directly answer questions I receive from around the world regarding ghosts: how to find them, how to deal with what may be lurking in your house and sharing personal experiences
• I am the HippieSounds.com blogger for b5media.com
• Children's/Young Adult forum moderator for Absolute Write helping writers develop their own talents while keeping a busy freelancing schedule
• A contributing blogger for Babies Online
• Contributing columnist and Advertising Editor for The WAHM Magazine

I currently live outside of Washington, D.C. with my growing brood and hope to one day enter a chili cook-off with my eldest daughter.  If I ever learns to cook.  Don't hold your breath.