No education in writing or literature. Self-taught; read a lot. It was in memory of a dear friend that I wrote THE SECRET BUTTERFLY SERIES¿. I tried to imagine what her life might have been like had she been born into wealth before choosing her path in life, like the Marty character in the SERIES. Through Marty, I imagined my friend came back to me and followed her dream of becoming a star of intimate artistry. Her soul now lives with mine. It moves forward through time in the personas of Series' characters Barbara, Sheila, Cecilia, Connie, Jo Anne, Linda, Pattie, Sandra, and the others. The soul that arose in my friend has long walked alongside humanity's progress.

It blessed humankind from across the millennia when it assumed the personas of Astarte, Sarah, Baaleezebelle, Salome, Cleopatra, and the others. The history of the Series' secret jewels intersects with the lives of its characters. Human life, debauchery, and depravity intertwine. Reflecting on what I wrote, I wonder whether characters Susan and Marvin's choices project justifications for my own choices? Could Susan's soul's quest actually be my own? Why was I compelled to describe Marty's explicit feelings while she seduced? Why was I so descriptive of her rapture while she murdered?.