Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I wrote my dissertation on a typewriter, but I can't imagine doing that now.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
William Kent Kruger
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To me it means everything. I have been writing since I was 7 years old to avoid a crazy family and it's in my blood. I love telling stories.
Who do you wish followed you?
Anderson Cooper
Why did you become a journalist?
It's an extension of teaching as a professor at UNC-Charlotte and a psychotherapist in private practice.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What Happens As We Are Dying?
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
I'm in the mountains of NC, so when I'm not at my computer, I'm in the mountains and the mountains are in me!