Resume
Publications – Novel or Book
- “The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress Dances in the Dark,” Plum Creek Publishing, Nov. 16, 2020
- “Swing Shorts.” Plum Creek Publishing, Oct 2018
- “The Flapper Affair,” Plum Creek Publishing, July 2017
- “The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress Hops the Atlantic,” Plum Creek Publishing, Dec. 2106
- “The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress,” Plum Creek Publishing, May 2016
- “Ghostoria: Vintage Romantic Tales of Fright,” Plum Creek Publishing, Short Story Collection, 2014
Publications – Short Story
- “Drug Deal with God” Inspired Writers Dec 21, 2020
- “What 1920s Cocktail Should I Choose?” Coffeelicious Sept 2020
- “Swinging Blind” Short Edition, Nov, 2018
- “Watching for the Man:” Awakened Voices, Awakening Foundation, August 2017
- “Hot Summer Swing Heatwave: Moments in Dance” Coffeelicious, June 2017
- “Hot Rods and Hatters & Me,” Coffeelicious, Feb 2017
- “Confessions of a Neo Swing Dancer,” Coffeelicious, April 2016
- “Good Will,” Texas Writer’s Journal, April 2016
- “Swimming Lessons,” Texas Writer’s Journal, April 2016
- “Brightness: Swinging Blind,” Coffeelicious, March 2016
- “Swing Dancing and Drinking in Dublin,” Coffeelicious, March 2016
- “Dressing the Part,” Kindle, 2014
- “Mrs. Francis’ Night Out, For the Love of Writing,” The Amazing Writers Workshop Anthology 2010
Publications – Poetry
- “Note Upon Note” Jerry Jazz Musician Feb. 2021
- “Midnight Dance” Jerry Jazz Musician Dec. 2020
- “Drinking Water,” The Lucid Stone Fall 1995
- “The Suffering Artist,” Red Dog Journal, Spring 1995, and Sister Moon Press Jan/Feb 1994
- “The Eat me Beat me Poem” Voices, June 1994
- “He,” Voices Magazine, May 1994
- “Sick,” Spoken Word from Lallapallooza, 1994, and South Ash Press August 1992
- “She Never Complains,” South Ash Press, April 1993
- “Retail Hell,” Off the Pages in Your Face, Phoenix Poetry Slam Team September 1993
- “78 Dollars and two hours Later,” South Ash Press Feb. 1992
- “Mortality,” The Accent, Spring 1993, and South Ash Press June 1992
- “I Run Screaming,” Orgasmic Grapes, Sister Moon Press, November 1992
- “Untitled,” South Ash Press, November 1992
Productions – Plays
- Call of the Calliope, staged at Gaslight Baker Theatre, March 2023
- Till Death Do Us Give Nov, 2020 (unstaged)
- A Very Long Engagement 2020 (unstaged)
- Remember My Story 2020 (unstaged)
- Donut Holes (written with Mitch Kalish) staged at Planet Earth Theatre, Phx, AZ 1992
- Ironing staged at Planet Earth Theatre, Phx, AZ 1992
Writing Awards
- Caldwell County Best Local Writer Award Lockhart Post Register 2023
- Caldwell County Best Local Writer Award Lockhart Post Register 2022
- Caldwell County Best Local Writer Award Lockhart Post Register 2021
- Caldwell County Best Local Writer Award Lockhart Post Register 2020
- Inspired Writers Christmas Challenge short list finalist and Honorable Mention, Dec 21, 2020
- Caldwell County Best Local Writer Award Lockhart Post Register 2019
- Honorable Mention for Historical Fiction Cover Pam Lecky’s Vintage Treasures 2018
- Second Round Finalist for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2013
- Shortlisted for the Scare the Dickens Out of Us Ghost Story Contest, 9th place 2012
- Shortlisted for the Scare the Dickens Out of Us Ghost Story Contest, 13th place 2011
Media Features
- Featured Interview at Jilliane Hamilton Delightful Historicals Aug 2021
- Featured Interview at The Vintage Woman Jan 2021
- Feature Interview at Tinthia Clemant Nov 2018
- Featured at Vintage Treasures Oct 2018
- Interview at Unusual Fiction Oct. 2018
- Interview at Rix Cafe Texican Aug. 2018
- Interview at Lisa Haselton’s Reviews and Interviews Oct. 2017
- Hey! Said Renee Book Review Nov. 2016
- Publisher’s Weekly Horror Authors Take a Stab at Self-Publishing Oct. 2016
- At Home with Ethel & Pearl Review of Girl in the Jitterbug Dress Sept. 2016
- Author Interview with Pretty-Hot.com July 2016
- Interview with The Vintage Inn, Aug. 2016
- Interview at Glamourdaze, July 2016
- Interview with At Home with Ethel & Pearl, July 2016
- Phil’s Civil War Blog, April 2016
- Interview with Awesome Gang, 2016
- Book Goodies interview 2015
- KWSS Radio Interview with Rob Fowler, Oct 2014
- Phoenix New Times “Loud Poets Society” article Featured Poet 1994
Writing Activities
- Denver Writing Day Working 2024
- Austin Writing Day Workshop 2024
- RWA (Romance Writers of America) Member 2014-2020
- AWRA (Austin Romance Writers of America) Member 2014-2020
- PRO Member of RWA 2014-2020
- Lockhart Writers Workshop 2013-Present
- Amazing Writers Workshop 2009-2010
Honors/Public Appearances
- Meet the Authors at Wendy R’s Bookery & Gifts, 2023
- A Dicken’s Christmas Local Author Invitational, Lockhart TX 2023
- Book People Presents: Local Author Night, Austin, TX 2022
- A Dicken’s Christmas Local Author Invitational, Lockhart TX 2019
- Book Signing for Swing Shorts at Inta Mint Nov. 2018
- Texas Book Festival, Austin Texas: Vendor Tent, Nov. 2017
- Evening with the Authors 2017 Invitational, Lockhart Tx
- Book Signing for The Flapper Affair at Inta Mint 2017
- A Dicken’s Christmas Local Author Invitational, Lockhart TX 2016
- Book Signing at Wendy Rs Hops the Atlantic Dec. 2016
- Spellerberg Project Gallery Pop-up Show Aug-Sept 2016
- Book Signing Wendy R’s for The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress, May 2017
- International Society for Women Educators DKG Delta Kappa Gamma, Guest Speaker 2015
- Meet the Authors Invitational, Luling TX 2015
- Concordia College, Austin TX, Lecturer 2015
- A Dicken’s Christmas Local Author Invitational, Lockhart TX 2014
- Featured Poet Poetry Tent Lallapallooza, Phoenxi, AZ 1994
- Phoenix Poetry Slam Team, Nationals Participant 1994
- Scottsdale Center for the Arts Feature Poet 1994
- Phoenix Poetry Slam Team, Nationals Participant 1993
- “Visual Voices” Cable Access Show Featured Writer Phoenix, AZ 1993
Work History
- Swing Dance Teacher 1998-Present
- Editor-in-Chief/Contributor: Swivel: Vintage Living Magazine (1996-1999)
- Editor-in-Chief/Contributor: From the Ashes, Phx AZ (1992-1995)
Education
- Radio/Television, University of Arizona, 1986-1989
- Communications, Phoenix Community College 1989-1990
Special Skills
- Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag, Balboa dancer and teacher
- Gourmet Foodie cook
- Victory Garden grower
- Seamstress
- Actress
- Supermom
- Youth Coordinator for Gaslight Baker Theatre
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