Ann White:  

I was the awkward kid, the one who was involved in band and didn't fit in much anywhere else. At least that is what I thought. Turns out that many of us were searching for our place in life. I loved science. I loved English. I wanted to love math, but that wasn't how my brain operated. Being given a worksheet with directions didn't help me learn, I needed hands on applications or a way to visualize things. So after being a college student, a musician, a soldier, a bank teller, a sales clerk, I went back to school and got my Master's in Education. I taught for 13 1/2 years and loved it. Loved the kids. Hated the paperwork. Developed MS, as in Multiple Sclerosis, not Microsoft, although I learned that too. Had to stop teaching due to falling asleep in classes. Not a cool thing with elementary students. So there I was, needing to reinvent myself again. Began photography, resumed writing poetry. Eventually was recruited by a writing coach. I'm writing two novels at the same time, different subjects. Over achiever late in life? My husband was supposed to retire next year when we both turn 60. I'm four days old than he is, so I get the old lady comments, he gets the kid ones. We've been married 36 years as of Sept....Expand for more