I've loved reading since the first grade, and I read my way through childhood-- with some outdoor excursions such as riding my bike and gossiping with my girlfriends. I became an English teacher, but I realized that I like reading more than teaching books. I write romance stories, and I've lately been writing poetry. Some of my poems were published in journals-- I was absolutely thrilled. A day isn't complete without hunkering down with a book, the newspaper, and a few magazines to round it off.