I am trained in all tasks related to words including but not limited to article writing, blogging, research, and editing. My knowledge has been fostered by my bachelor's studies in English literature and composition as well as my master's studies in library and information science with an emphasis on academic research.I am a Midwest native transplanted in the wild of Southern California, mama bear to one blonde firecracker and three mutts, photographer by trade and writer by nature. I'm enamored with whimsy, public libraries, the Chicago Cubs, Netflix, tea, and the sound of a jet engine from inside the airplane.I have been writing for 8 years and have been published in a menagerie of publications including but not limited to Persephone Magazine, Feminsprire, GenTwenty, and Sound on Sight.When I'm not writing I can be found behind my camera at http://happinessisphotography.com/ or hunched over the drawing board for my literary magazine, Chicken Scratch Lit.