I'm a librarian living near NYC. I've had two novels published so far, "Where Do The Children Play?" in 2018, and "In Elysian Fields" in 2019, both published by Black Rose Writing. Poetry is my first love, so I'm kind of surprised I've written so much fiction. I'm trying to rectify that, having written 26 poems last year, but here I go again publishing another novel! I've always wanted to write but with a family, writer's block, and no confidence, it took me a while. Started in earnest when I hit 50 and have never looked back. "So Long, Ma, I'm only Bleeding," a sequel to my first book, is my first foray into self-publishing.