Patricia was raised in Lakeland, Florida with orange blossoms and grapefruit trees as a fence for her backyard. 

In the mid 1980's she began writing and put together several of her poems in a chapbook, All about Life.
She has had other poetry, essays, short stories published on line, in magazines, newspapers and anthologies.

Patricia has participated in creative writing classes at Callonwolde, Evening at Emory, Wildacres, Georgia Perimeter College, Winter Poetry & Prose , Harriett Austin Writers Conferences and The Paris Writers Workshop .

She was a speaker at the November 2009 Scribblers Retreat & Writing Conference where she presented "Of Course, You Can Write." She also gave information on Networking for Writers and Critique Groups.

She is a member of The Atlanta Writers and received her Certificate of Creative Writing from Kennesaw State University.

Patricia has received her accreditation as a SilverSneakers Instructor and has classes in Cardio and Yoga Stretch and received training for Cardio Fit.  She also does Chair Dancing  and Aerobics for Senior Citizens at Retirement/Assisted Living Centers.

She resides in Atlanta, Georgia and is busy on her next novel. 

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