My third (or is it fourth?) career...is as a writer. The last several decades have been pre-cursors to where I am now.
Writing was always a passion project for me. A third grade assignment was to design a newspaper. Creating writing was sending letters to the editor (when we still HAD newspapers). Part of my job was creating a user's manual for the company's legacy software. I wrote employees' newsletters for two companies in New Jersey and Louisiana. I wrote custom poems on demand for fun and profit. At Lakeside Choraliers in New Jersey, I wrote parodies of the music we performed as a mixed choir at the after-parties.
In 2022, Liberty's Scrapbook was published, making my authorship official. My funny Liberty polydactyl cat (you may refer to his type as a Hemingway) purportedly wrote of his misadventures as an autobiography. Pictures from his life with other furry and feathered housemates are included. Last year, one of my short stories was featured in Johnston County Creates 2023. Also, a poem (and honestly, it was not one of my best) was included in Franklin County's County Lines anthology.
This past Wednesday, I'll be part of a small group of writers who will meet over the next nine weeks. What I chose to work on is a novel about a girl's journey from a beloved daughter - to orphan - to foster child. Please look for it to come out later this year. For now, the book is entitled Merilee's Journey.
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