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May.25.2011
"Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen." --Willa Cather
As a young girl I accompanied my grandmother to visit an aunt in the mental institution, once call The Provincial Lunatic asylum. We went in the streetcar. She spent much of her life...
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May.04.2011
Previously published in The Writer Magazine
Like you, I started out as a story 'listener'. Both my parents were avid storytellers, and I needed only to hear the words, "I remember the time when..." to feel that rare and exquisite pleasure in the anticipation of a new story. The dark,...
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"Use your talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent
if no birds sang except the best" - Unknown Author”
About Joan
I mainly write suspense novels as I enjoy exploring the dark side of humanity. I have also written articles and short stories, several of which were anthologized including 'Dark Reunion'in Investigating Women. My latest novel is Night Corridor. I also enjoy...