I am a school teacher in upstate New York. I have many passions in life. Reading and literature are at the top of my list - second only to my beautiful family. I began writing stories a few years back (maybe more than a few...wow time flies!). I wrote them mostly for myself, with dreams and aspirations of one day becoming a famous author. Then I started teaching and found I was feeling compelled to write stories for my students. This past year (2014), I wrote Coby Collins: Marley Elementary Adventures Volume One and my students loved it! And I loved it! They couldn't wait to find out what happ...