I’ve been making up stories my whole life. I got in trouble all the time for making up stories about the fire dept running drills at the school and making smoke so we’d think the building was on fire. Or the time that a coach came with all the football pads and let us play tackle football, because I loved football. Or the story I made up about aliens landing their spaceship in the back yard and trampling down all the corn. (That was me).
I did grow up in a small farming community and we had an orchard. My dad let me make treehouses many of the trees. (The cherry trees were off limits). But I had a dog and a toy gun and went on many adventures through the tall weeds hunting lions and water buffalo.
Now I’m all grown up and write stories for my kids and everyone to enjoy. It’s a deep pleasure to share something so creative. I have a number of projects in the work so stay tuned while those roll out.
Awards I’ve won:”
1st place Valentines contest, Utah Valley Legends writing contest.
2nd place League of Utah Writers, “The Day the Spigot Broke” children’s story.
4 time honorable mention, Writers of the Future contest.
1st place Summer contest, Utah Valley Legends writing contest.
1st place, Granite School District youth writing contest (I’m particularly proud of winning that at 11 years of age).
2nd place Thriller/Horror contest, Utah Valley Legends