I grew up in West Michigan, and am married with two grown children. I held various offices with the Grand Rapids Region Writers Group, the last being President.

I currently live in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, where I founded another writers group.
Beside writing, I spend my time reading, cooking, baking, quilting and making things for my grandchildren.
For all those thinking about writing a book, please follow your dream as I did. Grow a tough hide, add some perseverance, and never stop learning. If you have a dream, why not follow it?

Sometimes you're up, and sometimes life grinds its heel in your face.
Coco Trueheart is feeling down and out. Her husband divorced her for a bimbo half her age. Her business is taking a direction she doesn't like. And her only child is leaving the nest forever.
Her life takes a further dive when she's forced to travel to Hawaii. I know, like, right?
As she begins her odyssey from an unsure divorcée to the creator of a new, vibrant life, she encounters star-crossed lovers, a series of misadventures and seat companions who range from obnoxious to merely dead.
Coco's Somewhat Excellent Adventures: Hawaii is the first of ten planned short stories.