Not just a writer, you say?  It's true!

I currently teach at a high school in Texas, specifically senior English which, in the state of Texas, means British Literature.  This is my sixth year teaching, and I absolutely love getting to work with my students and helping them grow as readers and writers.  I try to craft lessons that give them the opportunity to express themselves creatively, like drawing storyboards of a chapter of Frankenstein or writing songs about Hamlet and Ophelia, and they never cease to amaze me.

Oof, it gets hot in Texas, but it's still possible to garden.  I love the unpredictable and ever-changing nature of a garden, and nurturing a thriving and relaxing retreat.  When I bought this house, the backyard was completely bare, except for weedy grass.  It's been ten years of trial and error, pouring paths and patios, building a pavilion, planting ornamental trees, to get it to something that actually feels like a garden.  It's not done, and it will never be done, because gardens constantly change and evolve.  I'm glad the garden takes me along on its journey, even if it is a harsh taskmaster.