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Before 9/11, I did not give too much thought for another beyond my rural community. I was apolitical, thought the world had already gone mad and there was nothing much anyone could do or say to change it. I lived a simple contended life in the rural South and have always been grateful to be an American.

But after 9/11, I wanted to learn why did a few-and back then it was but a few-people in the world hated Americans so much that they could cold bloodedly murder innocent people. I also wanted to do some good in the world and that lead me to the Interfaith Olive Trees Foundation for Peace www.olivetreesfoundation.org and then to journey five times into Israel Palestine.

When I was a child, my dream was to grow up and become Brenda Starr, the red headed, ace investigative journalist, who was smarter than the guys, glamorous and headstrong.

Star reporter for the metropolitan daily, The Flash, Brenda traveled the world solving mysteries and unearthing scoops. Brenda intuitively knew when somebody was not telling the truth. Brenda boldly went around the world searching for unusual and usually dangerous stories.


While Brenda Starr, is my muse, my role model and mentor is Dorothy Day, who agitated church, state and media in her time through her publication, The Catholic Worker, which persists today.

My first book, KEEP HOPE ALIVE, was released as a hardvover September 2007 and book stores receive a 45% discount from the publisher.

Please ask your local outlets to order it and pass a chunk of the savings onto you.

ALL proceeds to me for Keep Hope Alive [about one dollar a book!] go directly to the KEEP HOPE ALIVE Playgrounds and Olive Groves for Israel Palestine through the 501 3-c Olive Trees Foundation for Peace.

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