My portrait was painted by Monica Brown (www.mbrownart.com). I have been a steady writer, but career and life have excessively intervened. Now I'm retired and can make writing my focus. I prefer writing in an uncomplicated manner, basic and easily understood, whether professional materials, short stories, or poetry. My museum career and teaching kept me busy and almost fulfilled, but writing is my passion. After settling in Tahlequah, capitol of the Cherokee Nation, I co-edited a Cherokee anthology and started Tahlequah Writers. There's a lot of talent in these foothills to the Ozarks!

Women on Poetry (MacFarland & Company Inc, 2012), Through the Kitchen Window (Berg Publishers, 2005), Through the Kitchen Window (Beacon Press, 1997), Rooted Like the Ash Trees (Eagle Wing Press, 1987), A Gathering of Spirit (Firebrand Books, 1984)

Alura, Black Mountain College II, Conatus, Gatherings: The En'owkin Journal of First North American Peoples, Hobo Jungle, Manhattan Poetry Review, Sail