Leslie Banks — British Actor born on June 09, 1890, died on April 21, 1952

Leslie James Banks, CBE was an English stage and screen actor, director, and producer now best remembered for playing gruff, menacing characters in black-and-white films of the 1930s and 1940s... (wikipedia)

In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home.
I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination.
That has always been it for me: family first.
The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book.
I look at life, the experiences I've had, at the human condition, the dynamics between people, the news (world news), and draw from the compelling realities all around us.