Tell
me, Fay, or what are you grateful?
I am immensely grateful for my husband,
who encourages me in building and sharing my talents and skills. Without him I
could not have accomplished much in writing. My children are wonderful. By
sharing with me their wealth of knowledge and skill, I have grown and felt
supported in my endeavors.
At
what age were you the happiest? What triggered such joy?
I was the happiest in my youth and teen
years. My father built a cabin in the mountains for our family. We lived there
almost all summers and many weekends throughout the year. There I was free.
Free to explore. Free to just be myself. Free to enjoy my childhood.
We didn’t have many modern conveniences
in the mountains. Life was very simple and calm. The happy memories are endless—catching
frogs at the pond, climbing mountains, riding horses (with or without a
saddle), attending western “stomp” dances, many hours of playing Double
Solitaire with my mother and siblings . . .
What
authors had an impact on you growing up and as an adult?
Two in particular. One was Richard Bach,
the author of Jonathan
Livingston Seagull. He had a gift of telling
a story that gave readers purpose in their own lives, a drive to do better.
