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Travel, Writing & Books, Oh My!
Welcome to my writer's cache. I am a writer, an educator and a lover of life. I often work concurrently on several projects and publish across several genres.

I am an avid traveler and often will blog about my journeys. You can follow along with my journey on
Twitter @Assistingu.

Here are the relevant links, just in case you need them:

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here to read my Blog.

You can get started reading my work with the intro to my short story series about love gone wrong. Or
buy one of my short stories, from the ever evolving short story series.

My non fiction works are focused on writing and writing well.


Although my non-fiction work is geared toward aiding writers hone their craft, it is my fiction work that makes me the happiest.  I write under a pseudonym of Olivia Gaines.  This is my mother’s maiden name and I use it with pride. I am not a prideful writer, but I do take loads of pleasure in sharing my work. I have been asked on several occasions, “Cheryl what do you write?”  I never have an answer.  In all honesty, I write literary fiction. That is my genre.  I am not a formulaic writer. I write what inspires me. I write the stories of characters who have something to say.  I am rolling out a Slice of Life Series which focuses on those moments in life that we share with another human, which reminds us of not only who we are, but why we are.

I write, because I have something to say.

I write because of who I am.

I write because of what I am.

I write, because I am.

Happy reading.

Here are some of my traveling photos.

Isla Rotan, Honduras with Rosalyn Holliday

Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman with hubby Charles Corbin

     Glacier Bay,Anchorage Alaska                St. Cristobel, Puerto Rico

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