Welcome

Updated: January 2, 2026

I want to take a minute of your time to thank you for visiting my website and tell you a little bit about me. For most of my career, I worked in the television industry as an associate producer. After twenty years, I left the business to become a full-time mom. When my youngest went off to college, my husband, Jay Chattaway, and I sold our house in Malibu, moved onto our 45’ Hardin ketch, and set sail for Mexico. We now spend half the year on our sailboat, Cadenza, cruising the Pacific Coast of Mexico, and half the year at our land home on Martha’s Vineyard.

One constant through all that has been writing. Whether poetry or essays, personal letters or blogging, writing has helped me understand myself and the world around me.

Perfecting the craft of storytelling is an ongoing process. To that end, I am excited to say, in June of 2024, I published my first book, Journey to the Inner Light: The Life and Musical Voyage of Jay Chattaway, Star Trek, Jazz, and Film Composer.  In August of 2025, The Washashores Writers Collective, of which I am apart of, published our first anthology. Both books can be found here on my website,. Please check them out. You can find links to order them here on my website or find them at your local bookstore.

Meanwhile, I welcome you to explore my website. Much – but not all – of my writing to date is about our travels while cruising. I invite you to join me on my many adventures. And don’t forget to sign up for the email list.  Check for a follow-up email to confirm that you would like to receive my emails; by confirming this email, it will allow me to contact you whenever there is something new on the website.