"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" Dr. Suess
THE SHORT ONE:
Lisa Daly is an author, writer, and speaker. She won first place for her short piece, “A Walk in the Park” Young Adult Short Fiction category in the Oklahoma Writers Federation Contest. Her story, “Last Words” won Second Place in the WOW, Women on Writing Flash Fiction contest. Her poem, “Revival” appeared in the Writer’s Digest 5th Annual Poetry Awards in its publication. Lisa’s adult mystery novel, Mystery Ink: A Novel Way to Die, was published by Goldminds Publishing. Lisa’s current project is a contemporary middle grade novel set in Dodge City, Kansas with a working title, “Mandy and Her Not Dead Grandpa.” Lisa enjoys speaking with young students at their schools about writing.
THE LONGER ONE:
By age twelve, I wanted to be a counselor. Even though I had a good childhood with supportive parents, I struggled with low self-esteem like lots of kids. When I went to college, I pursued degrees to help me reach my goal. As a professional clinical social worker, I provided counseling to individuals, families, and groups including parenting and anger management for sixteen years. But at age forty, I wanted a family before I was too old, but since it wasn’t safe for me to be pregnant, (another story some other time) my husband and I pursued domestic adoption. We were blessed to be present at our daughter’s birth and continue our gratitude to her birth mother for giving us the gift of parenthood!! I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom and fortunately it worked out financially for me to do so. All my life, I’ve enjoyed writing poetry and short stories. At that point, it was my chance to pursue this full-time. I joined the Kansas City Writers Group and took writing classes in the community and one short story course at the University of Missouri Kansas City. In fact, my current work in progress started as a short story in that very class. I enjoy people and characters, always have and always will. People can be more resilient than we expect. That inspires me and I hope to inspire others with my stories as well as entertain through scary, heartbreaking, and uplifting tales.
Lisa Daly is an author, writer, and speaker. She won first place for her short piece, “A Walk in the Park” Young Adult Short Fiction category in the Oklahoma Writers Federation Contest. Her story, “Last Words” won Second Place in the WOW, Women on Writing Flash Fiction contest. Her poem, “Revival” appeared in the Writer’s Digest 5th Annual Poetry Awards in its publication. Lisa’s adult mystery novel, Mystery Ink: A Novel Way to Die, was published by Goldminds Publishing. Lisa’s current project is a contemporary middle grade novel set in Dodge City, Kansas with a working title, “Mandy and Her Not Dead Grandpa.” Lisa enjoys speaking with young students at their schools about writing.
THE LONGER ONE:
By age twelve, I wanted to be a counselor. Even though I had a good childhood with supportive parents, I struggled with low self-esteem like lots of kids. When I went to college, I pursued degrees to help me reach my goal. As a professional clinical social worker, I provided counseling to individuals, families, and groups including parenting and anger management for sixteen years. But at age forty, I wanted a family before I was too old, but since it wasn’t safe for me to be pregnant, (another story some other time) my husband and I pursued domestic adoption. We were blessed to be present at our daughter’s birth and continue our gratitude to her birth mother for giving us the gift of parenthood!! I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom and fortunately it worked out financially for me to do so. All my life, I’ve enjoyed writing poetry and short stories. At that point, it was my chance to pursue this full-time. I joined the Kansas City Writers Group and took writing classes in the community and one short story course at the University of Missouri Kansas City. In fact, my current work in progress started as a short story in that very class. I enjoy people and characters, always have and always will. People can be more resilient than we expect. That inspires me and I hope to inspire others with my stories as well as entertain through scary, heartbreaking, and uplifting tales.
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