Always seeking innovative ways to teach students how to find "voice" in their writing and develop the confidence to get their stories and poems onto paper, Mary has always perceived herself as a writer. As a principal in West Vancouver, Mary modeled writing stories for her students, wrote school musicals, created newsletters, professional articles, and school promotional materials. As a recently retired school administrator, Mary now has the gift of time to write humorous stories that will appeal to the Middle Years reader, with whom she spent her career. Mary's grown-up sons both have a Frenc...