I am a lifelong writer, having written fiction for fun and legal briefs as a career. I am also a wife, a mother, a daughter, and a granddaughter. After leaving a family funeral in 2020, and marveling at the wonderful stories being shared there, it occurred to me that too many of these stories are lost and that most of us don’t take the time to record our personal life experiences. I have been lucky enough to hear about my own grandparents' struggle during World War II, my mother's culture shock when she moved to a new part of the country, and my father’s sometimes hilarious learning curve in parenting. These stories have given me comfort, made me laugh, and provided me with a wonderful sense of pride and belonging. They have helped me know my loved ones in a new way. They are the inspiration for No Dull Life.