LET’S TALK ABOUT ME!
The Full Story
This is me…
A mom and literary architect with a beautifully creative mind, capable of making a reader out of the most stubborn of audio junkies and a book lover of the youngest readers. Funny thing is, I was never a reader myself.
I grew up with a crippling speech impediment and dyslexia, which made speaking uncomfortable and reading dang near impossible – words were not my friend. Then, I remember as a child hearing about Maya Angelou. Her poetry transported you, and her speaking voice commanded her audience, I wanted to do that. I picked up a pen and paper, sat in my window and wrote. With every stroke of my pen I was submerged into the fantastical world which I created, I escaped line by line. What began as a poem became a story, one in which I was socially ‘normal’ - I fell in love that day with the possibilities of words.
I ELEVATED CREATIVELY
Fast forward a bit, I have stood on stages in Greenwich Village, Long Island, and Brooklyn, where my spoken word drew audiences into my beautiful penned narratives. I have recorded songs in studios and performed them live on stages across Brooklyn and Manhattan. Where my speech once defined me, words set me free. As my literary journey continued, I realized the power of a focused narrative and used my pen to write on my passions. One of which is motherhood. My blog Mothering Mommy is described as a mental spa. On my platform I shared the quirky moments, the ‘really a tantrum right now!’ moments, and the more serious moments of motherhood.
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I continued to use my pen, to inspire imagination and create whimsy, by stepping into the shoes of author and publishing my first, of three children’s books (two are pictured below). Each of which focused on reigniting a fire that was slowly dying in children today, the fire of possibility amid the impossible. That is when I realized that people were my focus, with my intention being to open their eyes to worlds outside of their own. This catapulted me into another creative field Feature Journalism. I began a column focused on, giving voice to the layman and a platform for them to share their point of view on current issues that may be affecting them daily.
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NOW HERE I AM…
