Joker's Playground

About the Book

This book begins with the childhood sweetheart husband who was having strange behavior and nightmare flashbacks of Vietnam leaving his home. His wife and four young children are now stranded and alone. The wife is filled with two overwhelming emotions: (1) freedom, as no longer would she have to deal with this unfathomable behavior, and (2) extreme fear, fear of how she and the children would pay for food and rent in this most expensive city. As the endless calls come in from doctors, lawyers, police, and random women, the wife decides to test the city’s infinite possibilities of love and hope. This puts her on the brink of insanity.

About the Author

I was born in the mountains of Arizona and grew up in Los Angeles and Phoenix. I completed my undergraduate degree in three years in English literature from Arizona State University. Then I lived in the South for several years due to my husband being in the military and being stationed there. There I received my master’s degree in emotional disturbances from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. We were eventually transferred to San Francisco after my husband’s second tour overseas. I then did postgraduate work in hypnosis at the University of San Francisco and substitute teaching in the high school districts in all the Bay Area. Ten years after being injured in Vietnam, my husband decided to go off wandering to find himself, leaving me and our four children alone and dejected. We persisted, and I began my counseling business, incorporating my training, wisdom, spiritual astrology, and natural medicine. I continue with that today. Living here for over forty years, I have learned the sane and the insane factors that contribute to the city’s personality. I have an herb and flower garden, which inspired my work. Also my four grown children and three grandchildren have brought many challenges, but so much happiness, to my life and continue to teach me what is important. What once were lemons are now lemonade.