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Pat was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but was relocated to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she was raised, at the tender age of 10 weeks old. In 1990 she, her husband, and her children pulled up roots and transplanted themselves to North Carolina, where they have lived since then. A registered nurse by trade, Pat has never lost the passion for writing that had been passed down to her from her beloved late mother. She graduated from St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in Bethlehem and has worked in several areas of her chosen profession during her career, but she never stopped writing. She has contributed to editorials, blogs, the Healthy Heels website for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Campus Health Services, where she also worked as a nurse, and to the Yahoo! Contributor Network during its existence. She has been published in the International Book of Poetry, and last, but not least, had her first children’s picture book, The Giggle Box, published by Peak City Publishing in Apex, North Carolina, in 2014. Pat’s creativity began with writing in elementary school but it did not stop there; she also enjoys music, singing, gardening, and sewing. Eclipsing all of her interests, however, is her love for her husband, four wonderful children, and five (so far!) beautiful grandchildren. She and her husband, Dennis, are retired and thoroughly enjoy the added time they can spend with their family. Pat would like to thank you for your interest in The Town of Alpaca and she hopes you like the lessons its characters impart. Her goal through writing is to teach young people healthy values and to encourage them to always do the “write” thing.