is an award-winning writer, editor, and teacher on the North Shore of Lake Superior. She writes for many national and regional magazines, businesses and nonprofits, and private individuals. Her memoir Newlyweds Afloat tells the mariner’s tale of living aboard a boat in Chicago, and her short stories and creative nonfiction appear in many literary journals. As a teacher and mentor, she works with students of all ages to help them tell their stories with joy.