My name is Charlotte Burns.I am a retired mother of three still suffering somewhat from (the empty nest syndrome) My kids were my life.Boo Hoo. Ok, so much for the poor pittiful me. Life goes on. I am a retired artist but I still paint a lot. Guess Ill never really retire.I am now ready to tackle a new challenge of writing. Now if I can just learn how to spell, ill be on my way. Today, Dec 26th,2012 one of our writers died. She was a dear friend and the one who introduced me to Writing.com. Her name was Saundra Adams and just a few days before she died she wrote a free verse entitled Angels Around Us. She will be sorely missed.