Continue to move onward and upward while propelling others to do the same. Contact me if you’re ready to go wild with success.

Started coaching and healing branch of Ryndustries to quell my urge to help others soar in their business and personal lives. Certified professional coach. Certified professional recovery coach. Certified Reiki Master/Teacher.

Tucson Citizen newspaper closes. Launched full-time career as freelance writer and artist.

Left NYC to pursue full-time journalism career. Landed newspaper jobs in New Mexico, Northern California, Southern Oregon and eventually Tucson, AZ.

Graduated from Brooklyn College with Master’s in English Literature, focus on folklore. Minor in French. Major GPA: 4.0

Hit alcoholic rock bottom so hard my head hurt for a year. Knew I had to quit drinking or die. (I picked quit drinking.)

Graduated with BFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College. Dean’s Honor List with GPA: 3.9

Got sick of scraping bird perches in a pet shop for a living. Figured college would help get better jobs (or at least get me out of bird room duty).

Didn’t get discovered. Got drunk instead. (A trend that unfortunately lasted for 10 years.)

Hopped on a Greyhound bus to New York City to get discovered as a writer and artist.