For years, I’ve been blogging as GrizzlyBearMa, a nickname earned through the fierce, protective love of raising four children. But as the house has grown quiet and my husband and I navigate thirty-eight years of marriage into the empty nest era, a different kind of protective nature has taken over: the need to protect the secrets of the characters living in my head.
As a writer of Contemporary Fiction and Psychological Thrillers, I explore the thin line between domestic peace and the secrets we keep from those we love. I am currently querying my debut novel while drafting the next thriller. I’ve learned that life in the country with our herd of goats, chickens, horses, cats, and dogs, is rarely as quiet as it looks. It provides me with a large dose of humor, (my TikTok videos), and the space for imagination. When I’m not tending to the herd I can be found with a book in hand or a new plot twist taking shape in my composition notebook.
I write for the readers who crave stories with heart, but aren’t afraid to look into the shadows. There is a dark side to normal life and a deep complexity in the ties that bind us together.
I’ll still share the lessons learned and the questions that crop up, with just a few more mysteries added to the mix.
Grizzly instincts. Razor-sharp suspense. The heart of a mother. The mind of a writer.
