I waited more than half my life to begin this journey…

I wrote my first story, about a friendly giant that saved a ladybug, when I was six. I have at least three journals crammed full of poetry.

In middle school and high school I had a non-profit side gig writing love stories for my friends that featured characters with their names…

But as a young single mom, I was discouraged from pursuing a writing career. I’m no longer single, and now I’m an empty nester.

As Lizzo says, I thought it was about damn time…