A lover of language, a philologist I'm told, I have taught composition and creative writing for over thirty years at the colleges and high schools of Southern California.  Born and raised on Long Island, New York, I grew up in the suburban half hardship half luxury life that allowed me escape and salvation in books.  If I have done anything well in my days, it is that I have fostered the same love in my two teenaged daughters.

Healthy and productive in Huntington Beach, land of surf and sea, I live with my two daughters, husband of 35 years, two cats and dog.  I consider myself, above all,  a reader erotically seduced by the texture, flavor and scent of words.  I try to give back that same pleasure I receive from language through play.

Peace,

Pam