People actually read these things? Well OK, below are some generally useless facts about me. Or, if we want to be dramatic, my origin story!
I grew up along the Idaho-Oregon border in a little tiny town called Weiser, ID. It doesn't rhyme with "wiser", instead, it sounds exactly the same as "wheezer". Some of you may wonder what it was like growing up there. Just watch Napoleon Dynamite. Seriously. It was just like that. The first time I saw that movie, I swore the writer not only spent time in my town, but also spied on my high school. It was filmed about forty miles from my parent's house. Idaho boasts loads of natural beauty. But, like most young people, I yearned for something more than a miniscule farm town could offer me.
I was accepted to Smith College and completed my Bachelor's there and my Master's at Lehigh University. That is how I landed in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. I finished school and veni vidi velcro. I came. I saw. I stuck around. My fiancee and I just bought a 185-year-old colonial house in scenic Fogelsville. It used to be the home of a family who owned a small empire of apple orchards. My fiancee took a beautiful picture of it at first snow.
I grew up along the Idaho-Oregon border in a little tiny town called Weiser, ID. It doesn't rhyme with "wiser", instead, it sounds exactly the same as "wheezer". Some of you may wonder what it was like growing up there. Just watch Napoleon Dynamite. Seriously. It was just like that. The first time I saw that movie, I swore the writer not only spent time in my town, but also spied on my high school. It was filmed about forty miles from my parent's house. Idaho boasts loads of natural beauty. But, like most young people, I yearned for something more than a miniscule farm town could offer me.
I was accepted to Smith College and completed my Bachelor's there and my Master's at Lehigh University. That is how I landed in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. I finished school and veni vidi velcro. I came. I saw. I stuck around. My fiancee and I just bought a 185-year-old colonial house in scenic Fogelsville. It used to be the home of a family who owned a small empire of apple orchards. My fiancee took a beautiful picture of it at first snow.
I guess it's time to talk about work since that is one of the first things anyone asks you at a party. "What do you do?" For me that is a complicated question! I was an early adopter of the 'multiple streams of income' philosophy. I've worked a decade as a mental health and addictions administrator. In addition to that, I have a handful of side hustles most notably as a sculptor of fairies and other fantastic creatures. But the thing that raises the most eyebrows is firewalking. Yep, I am a Sundoor Certified Firewalk Instructor. I teach people how to walk across beds of hot coals. And they like it!
But this is an author website, right? Shouldn't I be talking about books and writing and stuff? Ever since I borrowed the Lord of the Rings trilogy from my grandmother, I have had a love of fantasy and science fiction. I wanted to write for a long time, but until recently, the pathways to success in that industry were few and far between. Thankfully, things shifted in the publishing landscape and the independent writer is more empowered today than ever. So I decided to finally pursue another dream and write a series of books. I am hard at work editing the first draft of my first book, which I will be publishing sometime in 2020.
Last but not least, what 'about me' page would be complete without a picure of my fur baby. Kokopelli is a part bengal rescue cat. He is pictured below sitting on the first quilt blocks I made. He never really stopped sitting on that quilt at any stage in its creation, so my first patchwork blanket I ended up making for the cat!
Oh and that's me displaying my weeping angel heritage proudly. Don't blink.
Thanks for getting to know me a bit!
if you want to see my artwork it is at www.elvenelysium.com
But this is an author website, right? Shouldn't I be talking about books and writing and stuff? Ever since I borrowed the Lord of the Rings trilogy from my grandmother, I have had a love of fantasy and science fiction. I wanted to write for a long time, but until recently, the pathways to success in that industry were few and far between. Thankfully, things shifted in the publishing landscape and the independent writer is more empowered today than ever. So I decided to finally pursue another dream and write a series of books. I am hard at work editing the first draft of my first book, which I will be publishing sometime in 2020.
Last but not least, what 'about me' page would be complete without a picure of my fur baby. Kokopelli is a part bengal rescue cat. He is pictured below sitting on the first quilt blocks I made. He never really stopped sitting on that quilt at any stage in its creation, so my first patchwork blanket I ended up making for the cat!
Oh and that's me displaying my weeping angel heritage proudly. Don't blink.
Thanks for getting to know me a bit!
if you want to see my artwork it is at www.elvenelysium.com
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