Barbara was an English teacher for many years. She taught high school, junior high, college, and is also a mother, a wife, a coach and a volunteer at everything from the local rescue squad to tutoring kids who were capable of college, but doubted themselves.
She started writing years and years ago but rarely submitted things. Now that she's retired, not to mention kind of old, she is not as self-conscious about her pieces and is more willing to try things and see what happens.