Writer

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Current writing:
  • literary fiction
  • works for children and young adults
  • short stories
  • poetry
  • reviews/non-fiction





Teacher

Washington State certificated teacher
5+ years of high school classroom experience

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Available for:
  • writing workshops
  • drama workshops
  • journal explorations
  • literature alive

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Also:

  • art projects
  • storytelling
  • substitute teaching
  • tutoring





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I'll do anything if it's ethical, harmless, helpful, and fun.

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Then...

I grew up in a family of five children,
in a house full of books and no TV.

    Now...

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My preferred writing location is a remote cabin
"far from the world and its shams,
surrounded by acres of clams."



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Photo: Fred Bendheim
Grand Canyon 1976
Have you tried...




...a leap of faith?





You know you'll get somewhere if you take a leap.



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My journals: 1974-present


Journaling...


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Busking in Prague, 1994


...and fooling around.