![]() To be frank, I have no idea of the exact number of books I’ve written. It was the first time I had seen something of mine translated into German. One of my fond memories was changing planes in the Frankfurt airport (I was lecturing in Europe) where I found one of the anthologies I was in at the bookstore. She was a hoot to meet in person (the last time I saw her she had rainbow dyed hair) and she chose some of my stories to publish in her anthologies. While I have a ton of boring academic stuff published (I am a former College Professor) my formal creative writing career started with Marion Zimmer Bradley. And he encouraged me to become an author. He sent back a post card explaining he didn’t know that much but he worked hard to give the appearance he did. I wrote him a letter asking how he knew so much (this was pre-Google) and that when I grew up I wanted to be also be an author. ![]() ![]() I would look forward to reading a monthly column he wrote. When I was ten years old I was in awe of the science fiction writer, Issac Asimov. It wasn’t until much later I realized this was her way of forcing me to use the Storytelling I had been taught in order to survive the kids. When I would visit her classroom on the reservation she would always go: “Here–you take ’em.” Then she would walk out. ![]() My mom was one of the very first Head Start teachers when the program began over forty years ago. I’m Native American and was trained as a traditional American Indian Storyteller. Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. ![]()
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