phyllisjeangreen

I have been writing since I was a child. I still write like a child. Ignore second sentence.

My first poetry acceptance nearly sent me into shock. Not only did Buffalo Spree magazine want to publish the poem [a nature piece in free verse], they enclosed a check for forty dollars.
Needless to say, it was the most money I made off of writing for months. . .but I began seeing my poetry and fiction in print.

Mind you, the die was cast by the time I was 12. A little newspaper prize helped, but it was the escape factor that really did the trick. Frankly, I had a miserable childhood. Like so many writers, I found solace in painting pictures with words. Sometimes someone even listened.

I have a bio at Author's Den that might interest some of you. I grew up in Illinois but have lived in North Carolina for decades. Ray [husb.] and I look out on trees [another dream of mine], and deer often stroll by. Our scruffy, non-standard Yorkie, Nicky, provides a lot of entertainment, and we love movies. I read, of course, and art is among my passions.

More at Author's Den.

Peace, Freedom, and Equality for All!

Phyllis