Elaine M BarrElaine Barr has been an unknown, unpublished poet and short-story writer for most of her life, a Northwestern Ontario girl, raised in an isolated village on private property with about thirty other families. She's the third oldest of seven children. n high school, she unintentionally joined the military but climbed onto a bus leaving town. From a disciplined childhood to a disciplined military and policing careers. Not out and proud with an introduction to a gay lifestyle but at rock bottom she was determined to make changes. In thirty-eight sober years came self-acceptance and a thriving law enforcement career. She's a survivor of five years in the Canadian military, twenty-five years policing and sixty-five years of family living. She's a naturally gifted athlete in various sports and a master of none but she keeps trying. If not on an indoor court somewhere, you'll find her outdoors enjoying sports and nature. She's an animal lover but also a first-time wild-game hunter in retirement, thanks to a healthier choice of diet. She lives with her two fur babies in a condo in Eastern Ontario. She's currently only one of three survivors from a family of nine. She can be found on social media. To appease an assorted group of followers in three years of retirement and in a lockdown world, she's now a poet for others to know it. Read More Read Less