I am an emerging writer with four published short stories: "Bit By Bit" published by Black Denim Lit (http://www.bdlit.com/bit-by-bit.html), "A Scoop of Henry", in the anthology, "That's Paris: An Anthology of Life, Love, and Sarcasm in Paris," published by Velvet Morning Press, "The Senescent Logophile" published by The Red Fez (https://www.redfez.net/fiction/653), and "Noelle", in the anthology, "Christmas Actually", also published by Velvet Morning Press.While I have only been writing seriously since 2014, I have been a painter for most of my life. My BFA in painting is from the Rhode Island School of Design, and I have an MFA in Visual Culture from Vermont College of Fine Arts.In addition to my artistic pursuits, I am an avid gardener, an animal lover, and a wholehearted francophile. I have one magnificent husband, two extraordinary daughters, and three brilliant step-sons.