I am five times-published children's writer. I teach writing at Fresno City College, Fresno, California and&nbsp; taught before that at Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, California. In Saudi Arabia, where I lived from 1983 to the year 2000, I taught in English and French at Beautat Jeddah International (1999-2000) and in English (ESL) at King Abdul Aziz University (1983-84). When I do not teach, I am a freelance writer. I published weekly in the Saudi English-language newspapers while living in that country. Writing for the Saudi Broadcasting System, English Service, was another side career in Saudi Arabia as was editing and writing for various business located in Saudi Arabia such as Averi-Brown Bovari, a switch gear manufacturer. Since the year 2000, I have been living in the states but continue to travel. I am fluent in French and speak rudimentary Arabic. For the past three years I have functioned as a judge for the Writer's Digest self-publishing contest.