Michelle E BlackMichelle E. Black has lived a self-assigned life. Her writing started in adolescent diaries as a way to take notes of her life. She sorted through her feelings and emotions, trying to capture the details in writing. Soon after, she added a camera, an her documenting skills sharpened. The plan was to become a National Geographic photographer. In young adulthood, she chose her adventures with the aim of further improving her portfolio in photography. By the time she had a substantial amount of images to show for it, life happened while she was making plans, and decided to settle down with her husband and start a family instead. Throughout their lives, however, she never stopped writing and often photographed her family like the best of any magazine spread. Over the years, she has been taking on various forms of creative expression, calling herself a Jill of all trades. No Jack about it. Now as her nest is emptying, the accumulation of it all has motivated her to use her imagination in yet another form, fiction writing. When she is not writing, she is photographing the details in life or creating collages in her art studio. When she is not on some new adventure, that is. Read More Read Less