I grew up in Sheridan, Indiana, and then I went to college at Ball State in Muncie, where I lived for twenty years or so. Then I met my soul mate and moved to Ft. Wayne; then West Lafayette; and now we live in sunny California! We live in the San Francisco Bay Area, the East Bay to be more precise, and I teach at a private college not far from where we live. I have been teaching here at Heald College for two years now; I teach English classes mostly: composition, research, grammar, literature, adv. comp. and critical thinking. I have also taught music and a couple of computer classes. I love it here!
My partner Katherine and I have been together for seven years, and we were married (lega