I am a native New Mexican, and I belong to a poetry reading guild in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The group meets once a month, and it has helped me gain confidence getting up in front of people, sometimes too much confidence. I also am a member of the South West Writers that is home based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I was a bookkeeper at Brewer Oil Company for seventeen years. My husband, Pat, and I have two sons, Keith and Kipp. We have one grandchild, Tanner Clayton, who is the joy of our life. Pat was a school principal in Artesia, and after 38 years of public education, he and I retired, on November 16, 2001.

I have three honorable mentions at Bylines Magazine for short stories, one for a poem, and a special honorable mention for another poem. (I feel like the honorable mention kid since I also own an honorable mention at Hodgepodge.

I just recently had a poem published in Potpourri.

Retirement allows me to write and spend time with my family.