Creative writing has always been an interest and a strong suit of mine since I was young.  In the 6th grade I was voted "best story" by my peers for our class assignment (yes we had to read them aloud in front of everyone!).  Small accomplishment... BIG foreshadow of all to come.  I’ve done a lot of things over the years, but the art of storytelling has only gotten better with time.  I continue to write short stories and I also write essays & op-eds too.  I've written for a few online magazines and had some of my articles published.  I'm currently working on a fiction novel as well and another creative project near and dear 2 my 💜.