SHorse kissRemi the smoocher.
I’ve been writing stories and riding horses–frequently simultaneously–for as long as I can remember. I grew up on Long Island and spent my formative years in the saddle–just imagining. After high school, I traveled to Ness, England and studied at a British Horse Society training school. This was an all-around amazing experience. When I left, I clutched a certification to teach riding in my hot little hand, and I enjoyed instructing riders for many years. Who am I kidding? We know it is the horses who do the teaching. All we can do is try to remain open to what they have to say.

We live on a farm which we share with nine cats who think I feed the wild birds strictly for their hunting convenience. Emily’s a chocolate lab with some pit bull thrown in just to keep things interesting.

Then, there are the horses. Only two, these days. Remi was born here. He’s a Trakehner-thoroughbred-quarter horse cross. Seven years old, fat from lack of work, and as easy a keeper and good minded as they get. Sylvester’s a hand-me-down pony of indeterminate age–around 37-maybe–but he’s not telling. He doesn’t get much work either, but is the rare and precious sort who is kind and patient no matter when you bring him out.

After moving to St. Louis, I made time to pursue my love of the language while continuing to teach riding and compete in local horse shows. Since earning my BGS (Bachelor of General Studies–the custom-design-your-own-degree-program-for ‘non-traditional’-students) and Writing Certificate from the University of Missouri St. Louis, I have been having great fun working as a technical writer, using my spare time (a negative number since I refuse to give up much sleep) to write fiction, essays, and poetry.

Not surprisingly, my fiction and non-fiction are both frequently infused with the mystery and spirituality horses have brought to my life.
” . . . she’s a very good writer, very level-headed, with all the right expectations and professional patience, who can write in both the fantasy and the romance fields.” — Philip Martin, author/editor of The Writer’s Guide to Fantasy Literature.

My philosophy, in brief :: (No, not in briefs, but that’s a nice image, thank you very much.)

We are all immigrants in spirit, with our minds, hearts, and souls being the final frontier.

Yep, that’s it.

I’ve discovered this is what happens to all my main characters–whether by choice or accident or design–they go somewhere else.

They immigrate.

At first, this change is external–physical. Over time, their journeys lead to a place of discovery and growth that is within each individual alone. The final frontier to which we all can go.

Boldly go . . .

Go on.

Go.