Barton County Community College
Fort Hays State College
University of Kansas
Emphasis areas: English/Philosophy/Accounting

Teaching background: Taught Creative Writing at Barton County Community College (Kansas) for 12 years. Numerous seminars and workshops given throughout Kansas about Writing for Children.

Writing background: Published freelance writer for 35+ years. Staff writer at Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Kansas, one year.

Novels: "Girl of the Prairie" and "Dark Knight"; published by Thomas Bouregy & Co., New York.
Children's books: "Birth and Childhood of Jesus" grades 3-4 activity book, Shining Star Publications, Torrence, California, 1997. "Math Folder Games for the Christian Classroom" (K-2), Concordia House Publishing, 1998. Puzzles and Prayers, 2000. Currently working on a murder mystery for adults. Have another upcoming activity book assignment/

Field Editor for Taste of Home.
Former online columnist for Inkspot (now defunct)
Current online columnist for Write4Kids

Children's short fiction: more than 1000 stories published, many of which have been reprinted. Publishers include Highlights for Children, Children's Playmate, Child Life, Day Care and Early Education, Happiness and most religious children's publishers. Children's stories have been reprinted in South Africa, Mexico, Canada, the Netherlands, as well as in the U.S. Children's fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and approximately 10 stories were used in an elementary age school curriculum series.

Nonfiction: more than 500 articles published, many of which have been reprinted. Publishers include Ladie's Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Kansas! Magazine, Grit, Women's Circle, Women's Household, Byline, Housewife Writer's Forum, Writer's Guidelines, Canadian Writer's Journal, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Lady's Circle, The Woman, many business, craft, religious and other speciality magazines. A chapter in the book "Golden Opportunities: Older Adults and the Church."

Adult short fiction: 20+ stories published in American Accent Short Story Magazine, Caprice, Chiron Review, Women's Household, Farm Wife News, Fiction Primer, Red Herring, Today's Prairie Woman, Evangel, Seek.

Short humor published: Reader's Digest, Ladies Home Journal, The Rotarian, Happiness, Grit, Good Housekeeping, many farm and other speciality magazines

Poetry published: Caprice, Chiron Review, Prairie Women, Poetry Rendezvous anthologies

Puzzles: both adult and children's puzzles, published primarily in major secular and children's religious magazines

Critique and editing work: numerous critiques completed for other writers; recently critiqued, copy edited and polished a 175,000 word book for a young author I believe will become a known writer in the fantasy area. Produce and market Children's Writers Market directories.


MEMBER: Authors Guild, Kansas Authors Club
Board of Directors: Great Plains Writers Association
Kansas representative for Byline magazine
Field Editor,Taste of Home magazine

Kansas Authors Club Achievement Award

My experience has all been in publication. These are partially listed above.