I achieved my BA degree at Eastern University and my MFA degree at Rosemont College School of Graduate and Professional Studies.

My BA degree is in history and my MFA degree is in creative writing.

English, Swiss, German, & Polish.

My husband Nathan, my parents, and CPT (Ret) Dawn Halfaker.

Writing, horses, dance, travel, Christian mysticism, cultural anthropology, literature, mythology, tea rooms, costuming, modeling, pin-up art, fashion, American veterans, literacy, education, Gothic, steampunk, nature walks, patient care, animal welfare, and women’s studies.

Ballroom dance especially tango, belly dance, and burlesque.

Horses, cats, dogs (especially pit bulls) & dolphins.

I grew up in rural Pennsylvania on a small horse farm. I started riding at age four with my Grandpa.

I grew up riding English and Western. Western is my favorite...These days I prefer relaxing trail rides.

I have been thrown off a few times in my life. I’m thankful that my injuries were not severe. I do not take crazy chances on a horse. I choose to ride calm and well trained horses. However any horse can bolt or spook. I promote riding with a good safety helmet such as Charles Owen or IRH.

Phar Lap, Seabiscuit, & Seattle Slew.

Wounded Warrior Project, Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines, Horse Power For Life, Chasin For Chalfin & Abaco Barbs.

Pennsylvania and Georgia.

In the USA: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Salem, Massachusetts. Savannah, Georgia. North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. International: JERUSALEM, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and County Kerry, Ireland.

I often worry too much about the small stuff and I underestimate myself at times.

My husband Nathan, spending time with my horse, talking with friends, bubble baths, and sometimes a few glasses of Riesling wine, anything with Baileys Irish cream or a margarita with 1800.

Ignorance towards handicapped people, animal cruelty & those who have no respect for the United States military.

Summer nights.

I’m Episcopalian. After years of searching for my spiritual path I have found my Faith in Christ. Although I will always respect and continue to learn about various religions, I know with absolute certainty my heart and soul are home in the light and love of Christ.

Jesus Christ, Mother Teresa, Florence Nightingale, Albert Schweitzer, Albert Einstein, Johnny Cash, Bettie Page, John Wayne, Princess Diana (Lady Diana Spencer), Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Dita Von Teese, Loreena McKennitt, and Lady Gaga.

Homer, Dante, Tolkien, Steinbeck, Anaïs Nin, Emily Bronte, Margaret Mitchell, Alice Walker, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Jhumpa Lahiri, Kristina O’ Donnelly & Madeleine L’Engle

The Iliad by Homer, The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, Parcival by Wolfram Von Eschenbach, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Little Birds by Anaïs Nin, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell, Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck, Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Walking on Water by Madeleine L’Engle, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Andromakhe by Kristina O’ Donnelly, The Horse And His Boy by C.S. Lewis, The Faraway Horses by Buck Brannaman with William Reynolds, Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George.

Madonna, Loreena McKennitt, Johnny Cash, Sarah Mclachlan, Enya, Jewel, Celine Dion, Cher, Tori Amos, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Godsmack, Nickelback, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Gretchen Wilson, Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw, Trace Atkins, and Garth Brooks

Hector, Andromache, and Hekabe (The Iliad), Mina (Bram Stoker’s Dracula), The Khaleesi - Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones), Scarlet O’Hara (Gone With The Wind), Shug Avery (The Color Purple), Morgaine - Morgan Le Fay (The Mists of Avalon), Aragon/Strider, Arwen, Eomer, and Sam (Lord of the Rings), Bree (The Chronicles of Narnia), Padme Amidala (Star Wars), & Spock (Star Trek)

The Quiet Man, Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, SeaBiscuit, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Gladiator, Scent of a Woman, Cinderella Man, Star Trek, Black Hawk Down, Walk the Line, Braveheart, The Man from Snowy River, Return to Snowy River, Gone With The Wind, The Notebook, Phar Lap, Chronicles of Narnia, Titanic, The Color Purple, Forrest Gump, Dances with Wolves, The Prince of Tides, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, & The Black Stallion

Actors: Al Pacino, Eric Bana, and Russell Crowe. Actresses: Monica Bellucci, and Natalie Portman.

John William Waterhouse, Thomas Kinkade, Patrick Ching, Kaziah Hancock, Bombshell Mandy, and Karen Brenner.

Breyer horses! I have collected them since I was a child.

Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, Rome, Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Sex and the City, Animal Cops, & Xena Warrior Princess.

Army Black Knights and the Philadelphia Flyers.

Chess, Poker, & Monopoly.

Mediterranean, Mexican, & Japanese. Also I love chocolate!!

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