Hello!  As far back as I can remember, I’ve been scribbling things down.  If you opened my closet, you’d find a box stuffed with journals, but I was always a little too afraid to put myself out there (even after receiving an M.A. in English from San José State University).  One day, browsing in a bookstore, I came across a book titled Feel the Fear…and Do It Anyway.  While I never read the book, just the title caused me to challenge myself to go to a writing retreat and there I found the part of myself fear had obscured for all of those years.  My love of words, rhythm, and music then lead me to poetry.  I’m grateful to be here.