I became a student at BCC because the COVID lockdown made me realize that I was just drifting intellectually. I had become ‘addicted’ to YouTube – some mindless drivel, some channels with actual content, very little that actually challenged me. I needed to push out of my comfort zone, prod my curiosity, and have to meet someone else’s expectations. Taking courses at BCC online allowed me to do this without worrying about COVID or interference with my part-time jobs.
I have been a lawyer and a teacher. I am a librarian and a writer. I enjoy working with people and connecting people with books. I have always loved fiction, especially fantasy, murder mysteries, and the paranormal. My published novel, The Aud Knight, is a medieval quest story featuring a female knight. My next novel, The Librarian’s Grimoire, is more of a paranormal adventure. Every Halloween I write a ghost story that I share with the whole school and various friends and family. I am also working on publishing these ghost stories as a collection.
I like to think of myself as the eternal student. I enjoy reading non-fiction, especially history. To me, fiction is stories and history/non-fiction is true stories. They are all fascinating to me. Being a librarian is the best use of my skills and affinities. Being a librarian amazes me: I am obliged to spend time choosing books for my patrons; I order the books; when they arrive it is like Christmas morning; then I get to share the books. I actually get paid for this! Libraries are my happy place. I am very fortunate to have discovered this and been able to make a living doing what I love.