Flying, Pirates, and Never Aging

A significant event that changed the course of my life ...

There was one childhood event significant enough to change the course of my life. It was a common thread woven throughout my childhood and to a lesser degree, still surprises me sometimes in my Golden Years.

It began with an introduction to the book, Peter Pan, when Mama read it to me the very first time. I still remember drifting off to sleep having made up my mind. Like Peter, I was going to fly and never grow up. Someday, I would join him in Neverland and fight pirates with him along with the Lost Boys.

The many questions I had about the world followed me through childhood as I searched for answers. I never consciously lost sight of Neverland or my dream of flying ---even after I jumped off a bookcase trying and ended up with six new stitches in my eyebrow.

Then when my three children and later, my eleven grandchildren came along asking the same questions, I discovered I enjoyed sharing the answers I found.  I further shared by writing poetry for children and later, through my three books for children from a child’s point of view.

I guess it could be said, my life was shaped by the love of a simple children’s book that teased me with a desire to fly and stay young forever.

By learning it was only pretend and it would always remain a dream, I began writing for children.  My inner child had found a way I wouldn’t ever have to grow up ...

I finally satisfied my dream of flying when I became a TWA flight attendant in the 70s, but I still enjoy a fascination with pirates …

Poet/Writer/Author of 5 books.
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