About

Solar Eclipse 2017.

SCIENCE. ART. FAITH

In my writing, I try to bring these together.

I have been writing all my life although I began trying to publish only within the last few years. I have now published nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. You can find a list under Publications.

My speculative fiction story ideas usually start with a “what if?” question. For example, what if we encountered alien life forms with a copper-based oxygen transport instead of hemoglobin? The result: “The Silver Strands of Alpha Crucis-d,” published by
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2016.

I may have taken a convoluted path to writing and publishing, but now that I have, I can’t believe I didn’t do this sooner because I’m having so much fun!

Asking “what if” questions is an important part of engaging in scientific research, which is what I did for many years. After earning a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois, I went to work for a large chemical company and spent twenty-five years engaged in research. In 2012, I earned a master’s degree in English from the University of West Florida (UWF), and I’ve been writing fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry ever since. I teach online classes in chemistry and English (writing for STEM majors) as an Adjunct Instructor at UWF. When I’m not writing or teaching, I like to do artwork. For five years, I was a member of Quayside Art Gallery in Pensacola. In 2019, my husband and I moved to New Mexico. I am now a member of The Gallery ABQ, 8210 Menaul Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Gallery ABQ is a member-owned gallery of local artists, who sell fine art in many forms, including paintings in many media, ceramics, photography, glass, jewelry, and more.