I am a retired woman, living in upstate NY, who has a passion for writing. I am mother to a son and two daughters and a grandmother to six children. Recently I became a great grandmother to a wee girl. Trained in college and graduate school as an educator/psychologist/administrator, my 30-year career in public schools concluded in 1998. I have been writing for my own enjoyment primarily since my retirement. I write short stories, memoirs, poetry, and have a children's novel in progress as well as portions of two adult novels.