Doris NicklesI've always loved to write for as long as I can remember. I have written about many things, but it all relates back to the life I have experienced. I say I love to write because I do, but if my language arts teacher had anything to say about it, it wuld be that I struggled with the lessons and applying them correctly in my writing. I decided to publish in 2002 out of encouragement from my family. Most of what I have written in my first book came out of therapy. I had hit a difficult low point in my life. My world was crashing down around me. A personal crisis, a family crisis, and a career crisis were all happening at the same time. I survived by writing. Many read my first book, Lighting the Heart: A Healing of the Soul, and could relate to the poetry, sonnets, and essays of my life. My first book was a local success. My second book, Spiritual Reflections, was full of lessons learned about living a spiritual life. I shared all my writings with friends and family and they were welcomed with great enthusiasm. I am an accomplished nurse, a mother of three, a certified councilor, and an ordained minister.In my life, I have survived two major motor vehicle accidents, a divorce, alcoholism, and addictions. One child survived leukemia, another survived a deadly car crash. He was left with brain damage but remains a loving person. My family has survived many ups and downs-a separate book I could write. Fiction is new to me. I was getting depressed and lonely during the Covid pandemic, and I had painted several pieces of art which I have no place for. I got on a Facebook page that hosted writers, and it kept me busy. I began to write short stories, and then my imagination took off and I developed my own two characters. They fight for justice. I have fallen in love with the stories I write; they are based on life events but are all fictional. Writing has kept me company for eighteen months now. It has not let me down. Enjoy the reading. Read More Read Less