I am a former journalist for a Western New York daily newspaper, with a fascination for stories about the best of us, including those who inspire, those who work for positive change and those to tend to the bodies, minds and spirits of people in need of hope and inspiration.  Since being furloughed due to COVID-19, I’ve finally found the time to write a screenplay adapted from my 2016 novel "Forever More: A Love Story from the Edge of Eternity." In 2021, my screenplay received selections or nominations from the Toronto International Women Film Festival, the New York Independent Cinema Awards, the Chicago Indie Film Awards, the LA Independent Women Film Awards, the LA Sun Film Fest, The Toronto Film Festival and the LA International Screenplay Awards; and a first-place award from the Toronto Indie Shorts Film Festival.