Martha Verlander:
CLASS OF 1969
Lyons High SchoolClass of 1969
Lyons, KS
Martha's Story
I have been a writer all my life, passing around the latest installments of a never-finished novel in junior high science class, long before I earned a B.A. in English.
I've surrounded myself with beauty¿a daughter in her 20s, Siberian huskies, artwork by long-time friends, and interesting stones picked up from riverbeds and pastures. My daughter, Oleha, and near-son, Chris, currently live with me, along with an insane cat, a half-trained police dog, and a four-foot geriatric iguana.
My family¿s oral tradition claims descent from the legendary Leif Erickson, a story of which I'm inordinately proud, although Mom always wondered why she¿d claim ¿that old pirate.¿
My most recent corporate job was as a learning specialist for a ...Expand for more
nuclear weapons contractor, but after almost 30 years I decided I¿d played it safe long enough and left to pursue a writing career.
I would smugly note that my Kawasaki ZL600 motorcycle had more git-up-and-git than a 1000cc BMW, wish sIcould ride horses more often, miss having huskies around the house. I once wore a bite sleeve for a Rottweiler to attack when none of the men in black belt class would volunteer. I studied Ryu-Te® Karate for eighteen years while writing, editing and publishing the international newsletter, taking Japanese language classes, and studying iaido, the sword-drawing art¿in addition to a full-time job and a family.
I enjoy learning, reading, writing, and almost anything else interesting and challenging.
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