Raised on a remote farm in Nebraska, attended a one-room grade school, and graduated top of my high school class of 16, I joined the Peace Corps in Africa at age 19 and never looked back. My work as a nurse and adventure travel has taken me to over 50 countries on 6 continents. I have published two award-winning books and my intriguing blogs have readers from over 80 countries. As a long-time resident of Bellingham, I spend my retirement traveling, writing, and volunteering. I welcome you and am available for book clubs and speaking arrangements. Read more…

Both Books are available as an eBook or print copy.

Susan’s award-winning memoir is capturing the hearts and minds of men and women alike. You will find her journey for forgiveness and unconditional love to be compelling and a book you can’t put down. Read more

Susan is the Chief Editor and contributing author of this powerful and gripping award-winning anthology. Glimpse into Liberia’s amazing culture and her people written by the 50 authors who lived and served there. Read more
Click here to download a FREE story from the anthology, Never the Same Again.
Recent Blogs
Welcome to Truth, Travels and Tribulations that will take you, not only on my journeys at home and abroad, but also inside the human psyche. Check out my most recent blogs. I always welcome your comments.
Sunrise, Sunset 2025
From sunrise to sunset of 2025, what a year this has been. I want to share some photos from this past year. Morocco, the Sahara Desert, a family visit, a surgery gone wrong, and my writing adventures. With health issues mostly behind me, I’m ready for more adventure. Wishing you and yours a wonderful New…
Keep readingHappy Holidays 2025
Whatever holiday or special time you celebrate this season, allow me to send you good cheer from my Fulani Woman dressed for the holidays. Click on my POST about this extraordinary woman. Following that poem is one about Liberian Woman, just as remarkable. I will join you again in the New Year.
Keep readingFamily: Formed, Found, and Chosen; Moroccan Nomads
My poem, Curiosity and Wonder was selected for publication in early 2026 in an anthology of short stories and poems by several local authors. The submission was based on the theme Family: Formed, Found, and Chosen, in response to the memoir Solito by Javier Zamora, which tells the story of a nine-year-old child making his…
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