I'm the author of three historical novels that engage the lives and communities of culturally diverse characters. My novels are set among African American identified people in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. I am a co-founder and co-organizer of The Hobart Festival of Women Writers. I am on the fiction faculty of Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing at The University of Southern Maine. I am co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope.