As of Nov., 2008 (date of bio, not birthdate): I'm a 55-yr-old wife and mother of three grown daughters and three grown foster daughters. I've been a Zorro fan...make that fanatic...since age four, when I was first introduced to Zorro via the Disney series. I collect Zorro stories, videos, etc. My girls grew up through their early years with almost daily exposure to Zorro from videos of both the Disney series, and of the Family channel episodes I'd taped off TV. At one time, we had every episode of the Family channel series, although we've worn out at least one volume over the years...unfortunately, that was the last volume, with the conclusion of Conspiracy of Blood on it. AAGH!

I enjoy both the Family channel and the Disney Zorro series. I quit trying to compare them long ago. They have totally different approaches to the subject matter. I just concentrate on enjoying each series for its own unique characteristics. Gene Sheldon and Henry Calvin were such fantastic character actors in the Disney series, and I've always loved Sgt. Garcia's singing. On the other hand, Zorro's continuing relationship with Victoria, and the more serious approach of the Family channel series has made it my favorite for storylines and realism. I think it's the EASIER series to write about, too, because the character development is so much more detailed than in the Disney series.

I also enjoy other superhero stories, esp. Green Hornet, Daredevil, the original Batman, and the Shadow (I collect tapes of the old radio shows).

A Father's Love was my first attempt at writing fan fiction, although I will admit to having about 49 years of experience at daydreaming up Zorro storylines, alternate endings, episode continuations, etc. I can remember putting myself to sleep at night as a child, by doing this in bed after lights out. Now I'm finding out it still works pretty well, AND it's still a good way to figure out a storyline.

My second story, Love's Triumph, was on an obnoxiously long hiatus for over two years. We moved, and that interrupted for a while. Then I got a HUGE writer's block. Then I went back to college full-time after 32 years OUT of college, and now I'm working full-time with a really weird schedule that leaves me little time for ANYTHING.

Starting with ch 16 of Love's Triumph, "smithcrafter" actually refers to TWO people. georgiamomma123@yahoo.com has adopted this story and given me the boot in the rear to get it going again. She has much of the story drafted out and it is just waiting for me to give it the final touches to make the style match the first part of the story. I'd estimate there will be at least 30-40 chapters before it is ended. It's definitely going to be novel length. We have been brainstorming back and forth almost daily for months now. She writes, sends it to me, we discuss it, we both make our changes to it, and it goes back and forth until we're both happy with the chapter. I STILL don't have a lot of time to spend on it, so the postings aren't as frequent or as long as I'd like, but it IS finally coming along. Please just be patient. Any slowdowns are definitely mine, and not georgiamomma's. She's WAY ahead of me! So the style will still be mine, but the plot line is pretty much hers.

My other interests include church, reading, pottery, clay sculpture, counted cross-stitch, needlepoint, scrapbooking, classical and Southern gospel piano playing, flute, and Native American flute.