My path to being a writer has been long and winding. I always liked writing and could see myself as a person who would write stories, but my plans post-high school were to be a horse trainer so I got a vocational degree in Horse Care & Stable Operations and worked with horses. I then pursued an Ag Ed degree but got distracted by cowboys and quit school. Then I started flying airplanes and went back to college with plans to pursue aviation as a career. Along the way, I met a pilot named Owen -  we got married a year later. At age 30, I finished college not with an aviation career on the horizon but with a BA in English with a Writing emphasis and a certificate to teach English to students in grades 8 -12.

I taught school for a couple of years. I flew competitive aerobatics for fun. I wrote for fun, too, then, after my first child was born, I decided I wanted to write more (and, honestly, being a full-time stay at home mom, I wanted some grown ups to hang out with) so I joined a writing group. With support from the group, I pitched a story to a publication. The editor said "yes" and, with that, I became a freelance writer and have been writing articles and stories for publication ever since.

The majority of my published writing focuses on general aviation, profiles of people, especially women artists, and travel. I've written for newsletters and have done some editing, as well, and currently serve as editor for The Story Quilt Project,

All along the way I've been writing memoir, most in the form of short essays, which I've shared at various readings and have had published as well.