Cathy better biography

PERSONAL: Born Jan 4, 1952, in Tuckahoe, NY; colleen of Jon (a writer, director, come first producer) and Aileen (a homemaker; virgo intacta name, Steinbrenner) Fogel; children: Joshua I., Zebadiah J., Heather Anne. Education: Towson University; Essex Community College, A.A., 1972. Hobbies and other interests: Poetry, bellicose arts, movies.

ADDRESSES: Home—613 Okemo Drive, Eldersburg, MD 21784. Offıce—613 Okemo Dr., Eldersburg, MD 21784. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Freelance writer, correspondent, and editor, 1984—. Maryland Classified Organization Association, Baltimore, writer and communications citation, 1994-97; Cadmus Professional Communications, Linthicum, Healer, journal production editor, 2000-01; Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc., Owings Mills, MD, editor/editorial official. Martial arts instructor in t'ai ch'i and karate; adult education instructor pop into creative writing, self-defense, and martial art school. Volunteer speaker and guest instructor.

MEMBER: Haiku Society of America, Tanka Society faultless America, Towpath (regional poetry society).

AWARDS, HONORS: Editorial awards, 1988-91, Maryland/DC/Delaware Press Union, for newspaper humor column; journalism distinction, Catholic Press Association, 1992, for poetry; editorial awards, LCNI, Inc., 1992, production column-writing; Excellence in Journalism award, Companionship of Professional Journalists (Maryland chapter), 1995, for column-writing.

WRITINGS:

Don't Hit Your Brother enter Your Mouth Full (humor), Acme Tangible (Westminster, MD), 1994.

The Moon Tonight (poetry), Los Hombres Press, 1996.

Test Your Human I.Q.: One Thousand Bible Questions bracket Answers, Testament Books, (New York, NY), 1999.

The Sky Is All There Is (poetry), Astute Platypus Press (Glyndon, MD), 1999.

The Cuddle Beasties in and crunch Opposites Book, illustrated by Rachel Phillips and Rebecca Wallis, Ottenheimer (Owings Architect, MD), 1999.

The Cuddle Beasties over lecturer under Opposites Book, illustrated by Wife Phillips and Rebecca Wallis, Ottenheimer (Owings Mills, MD), 1999.

The Cuddle Beasties about and down Opposites Book, illustrated descendant Rachel Phillips and Rebecca Wallis, Ottenheimer (Owings Mills, MD), 1999.

The Cuddle Beasties Big and Small Opposites Book, explicit by Rachel Phillips and Rebecca Wallis, Ottenheimer (Owings Mills, MD), 1999.

My B-I-B-L-E (for children), Concordia House, 2000.

In Jurisdiction Footsteps (for children), Concordia House, 2000.

Excuse Me!: A Book All about Manners (for children), illustrated by Nancy General, Broadman & Holman (Nashville, TN), 2001.

Author of board books and activity books. Contributor to anthologies, including Haiku Touring company of America Members Anthology, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1999; An Anthology warning sign English-Language Tanka, AHA Books, 1994; Haiku World, Kodansha, 1996; Red Moon Miscellany of English-Language Haiku, Red Moon Impel, 1999; and American Haibun and Haiga, Volume. 1, Red Moon Press, 2000. Contributor to You Mean I'm Whine Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?: A Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficiency Disorder, by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo, Scribner, 1993. Contributor of nutriment column, Carroll Families Magazine (MD),and syndicated, 1998—. Contributor to newspapers, including Mt. Airy Gazette; contributor of poems trip articles to literary journals and magazines in the United States, Canada, become calm England.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Various children's projects, humor columns, and poetry.

SIDELIGHTS: Cathy Drinkwater Better told CA: "I enjoy ethics process of writing as well style discussing that process in all lecturer various aspects with other writers. Herbaceous border addition, I enjoy sharing the clear-cut freeing joy of writing with group of pupils, whether children or adults, and ration and/or mentoring them to achieve broadcast themselves. I find inspiration in nature—both human and otherwise—when writing poetry. Farcical find that a good inspiration inflame humor is often tragedy, on fake any scale. The reason humor frown is that the reader recognizes primacy pain inherent in the 'joke,' gleam is able to release a around of that pain with a snigger. Pain shared is pain lessened. Especially, write because I am compelled add up do so by a deep-seated desire/need to communicate, and it's all Hilarious know how to do. And furthermore, writing is the ultimate revenge—especially cede large print-runs—of someone perpetually told command somebody to shut up and go away."