I was born in the Bronx and currently live in Brookyn--although I detoured to Indiana and Buffalo in between. I am the author of two novels, Angie, I Says, made into the film, Angie, and After Isaac, for young adults. In addition, I have published poems in numerous journals, including Michigan Quarterly Review, Hanging Loose, Crab Orchard Review, New Madrid and Silk Road. I have also had two personal essays printed in The New York Times. For 10 years I was an adjunct professor of English at Kingsborough Community College. Currently, I lead a NY Writers Coalition workshop at the Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York. I am the mother of three and grandmother of three.