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Hi.  Thanks for checking out my website.  I'm the author of several books of poetry and the Family Tree Cozy Mystery series.  My family and I were part of the back-to-the-land movement of the 1970s.  We built our own home, raised organic food, and listened to the birds for four decades.  I now reside in Lexington, KY, and work as a writing mentor at The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.



Where I'll be this year:


April 10, 2026, 6-8 p.m.,Women of Appalachia Project reading,      Berea College, Berea, KY

July 18, 2026, 9 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Homegrown Authors at 
    Lexington Farmers Market, Downtown, book signing

July 25, 2026 2 - 4 p.m., Four Shades of Gray reading, Bobtown        Arts, Berea, KY

August 22, 2026, 3p.m. - 5p.m. - Kenwick Porch Fest, Kenwick       Table, Lexington, KY (variety of readers)

More to Come

 COMING IN 2027


      THE DULL WOMAN POEMS      

(Kelsay Books)









BOOK 3 OF THE FAMILY TREE MYSTERY SERIES!

NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND OTHER ONLINE SOURCES
                            

When their vacation plans are disrupted by a savage blizzard, genealogist El Turner and sweetheart Chief of Police Alan Poe are disappointed; however, disappointment quickly turns to shock when Poe’s sister is accused of murdering her rich boss. Accidentally mistaken for an employee at the victim’s mansion, El uses the blunder as a chance to go undercover and identify the real killer. One problem: way too many suspects – the chef, the secretary, the ex-wife, the business partner, even the mother. Could this turn out to be murder where the butler really did it?

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