The award-winning writer is a semi-retired, career journalist who has worked for more than 50 years in newspapers, magazines and syndication. She taught college level journalism. She has had five weekly newspapers, two magazines and 17 dogs over the course of her life, thus far. She resides "out west" in Casa Grande, Ariz. with her newsman husband, Lew Little, and their two Cocker Spaniels, Brenda Starr and Luna. She reports having just completed work on a memoir and she and Little now promote "Save Our Stories," their project to teach individuals to record and preserve their life stories.