I am an award-winning author and professional public-school educator and administrator.  I'm the creator and writer of two supernatural thrillers for young adults: The Life and Undeath of Mortimer Drake vampire novels and The Neither Nor Series starring my young hero, Edgar Flax. I also co-write a series of adult novels in the Starbound Series. I developed a love of stories and words at an early age, and I've always loved to read and write. Teaching and storytelling are just what I do. I graduated from college in 1993 with a degree in foreign language education and began a career in teaching world languages. I spent 15 years as a classroom teacher of Spanish and French until moving into school administration in 2007. I am currently an elementary school principal. It's a job I absolutely love. Kids and teachers are my favorite people! I live and work in my lovely hometown of Chattanooga, TN.