I have long been a fan of murder mysteries and read them constantly. For years, I wanted to write my own and I finally made this happen with my novel, Long Stemmed and Deadly.I hold university degrees from Cal Poly State University and the University of Minnesota in the areas of behavioral science and history. I have had a long career working in County Government as a computer professional. During this period, I wrote and had published several computer database and graphics books by McGraw-Hill, Sybex, Windcrest Books and Tab Books. My hobby businesses are making jewelry using glass that I design and fuse in a kiln, creating digital art and growing palm trees.I have taught online courses as well as being a college professor and currently design and maintain a number of websites. My husband and I also do webcasts of local high school football and basketball games as a public service.