About Me

  • About Me: Adventure-seeking, spiritual-journeying, creative Zen writer, off to solve the Ultimate Koan. The gov web geek is gone with the wind!

College

  • School Name: University Of Iowa
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 1979
  • Major(s): Journalism

Books

  • Favorite Books: Valis; Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and AKS!
  • Favorite Authors: Philip K Dick; Dalai Lama
  • Favorite Genres: metaphysical and sci-fi
  • Recent Reads: Blasphemy by Doug Preston

More About Me

  • Nicknames: ZenWoman, Zenara, Ozenrishi (get it?) ZenWoman was a handle I first used in 1979 when I logged onto CompuServe's CB chat! ( 30 yrs ago!!) OMG! I'm Ozenrishi on Full Tilt Poker where they think I'm some Asian Razz savant! Zenara was a name given to me by a Guatemalan Medicine Man who appears in my novel. Maybe I'll pass it on to Niki. She's the heroine in my novel and LOOSELY based on a young version of me.
  • Religion: Buddhist Taoist who digs T'ai Chi Chih!
  • Heroes: the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Pema Chodron, and Krazee Rad Fems like Georgia O'Keeffe and George Sand.
  • Interests: Creative Writing, T'ai Chi Chih, Spiritual Journey, enjoying my RV Van, dog (Izzi) and StarGazing (goofing off, too!)
  • Expertise: writing, creative stuff, geeky gadgets -- whatever I can get away with!
  • Occupation: Early Retirement and Artistic stuff
  • Industry: just a Woman of Leisure, now!

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    • Country: United States
    • State: New Mexico
    • Metro: Albuquerque
    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 4/8/2001