Noticing Newbies

My bio gives a quick overview of me. I have blogged since the forums first came out - so yes, I am THAT old. I often wonder how I got to the age I am as I certainly don't feel it - but I can remember a time when technology wasn't available. I have been online and connected from the time of AOL in DOS - yes, if some of you don't know what DOS is, let's just say it was used before Windows and in the beginnings of signing on through a dial-up connection and being kicked offline if a call came in!

I have been published academically and commercially. I write creative non-fiction set mostly in the comedy of everyday life and family experiences. It hasn't always been easy as I had a husband who was a well-known high school football coach in small-town America, daughter is married to a pastor and son works (tech) on traveling Broadway shows - none of them wanted their business out there. They didn't have much sense of humor of my humorous sharing.

My writings on other sites have become well enough known to the people in my real world life and they read/follow me faithfully. When I decided I wanted to write the journey I have experienced as a victim and now survivor, I didn't want to put it out there on those forums. There is freedom in being just another name/handle on the web.

Saying hello and I hope you will do the same.