A self-taught reader at 3, the Author began to write early, too, on scraps of paper collected by an uncle with Parkinson’s in 1950s. English teacher and ESL tutor, she launched Kent County, MI, Hea...view moreA self-taught reader at 3, the Author began to write early, too, on scraps of paper collected by an uncle with Parkinson’s in 1950s. English teacher and ESL tutor, she launched Kent County, MI, Head Start Family Literacy for 1400+ families; wrote professionally for prominent businesses, church coalitions, local governments. grants.view less