I am a fifty-one-year-old female residing in Butler, Pennsylvania (Originally from the town of Marksville, Louisiana), and I live in a small apartment that I share with my Emotional Support Animal; a stocky, sweet Chihuahua named Lucky. He is my only true friend and companion... My greatest desire in life...My passion...is, and has always been, writing stories that people can enjoy and relate to. Feel-good encouragement and empowerment! I love bringing my imagination to life and creating tales of wonder, suspense, magic and mystery to elate, stimulate, scare, tease, and open the mind! Sometimes life is painful and difficult, and people who are suffering or going through trying times need a strong pillar of strength, or a positive influence -- someone honest and sincere to look up to. That's why I write...To be an inspiration. I'm no savior, but I feel that the stories I have written about my experiences with abuse, grief, depression and sadness, times when I thought suicide was the answer, can be a beacon of warm light to those in the same or similar situations. My life wasn't always dark, there were many moments of happiness and joy as well, but because of my disabilities, people I trusted and loved betrayed and took advantage of me. So, a lot of my adolescent and adult life was overshadowed in gloom. I still face adversity. I still suffer in silence. My life still feels hopeless and I'm not sure it will change. All I can hold on to is that my life isn't over yet...