Most people assume my name is pronounced ‘juh-NET’. Nope! It is ‘Janet’ and I use she/her pronouns. I have an invisible disability, one that you would not necessarily know upon meeting me.

I have written poems, short stories, YA novels, and, most recently, a novel that is autobiographical. I love editing and sharing with other writers. Before COVID, I taught poetry to children in grades 1-6, something that fed me deeply; I hope, in time, to teach again.

Books helped me survive a difficult childhood and become the person that I am today. I knew before I could write that I wanted to be an author so that I could create worlds for others to escape into. I still read, primarily fiction, in order to inhabit worlds different from mine, and to better understand the wider world. When I am not writing or reading, I love working in my garden, dabbling in art, and visiting the world’s quiet places.