L.A.Michael is a native of North Carolina. She earned a Bachelor's degree in 1976 in Communication Arts & Design from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is retired. She enjoys writing, reading, research, painting, photography, gardening, bridge, music, singing, computer art, movie making and Photoshop guru, church, clubs and organizations, community involvement and advocacies that rally for humanity and the environment at risk. She has enjoyed a variety of positions in her career life always maintaining a secondary graphic-art focus as a f...