Who is CJ Heck?
Well, I actually wear many hats, worked at some really cool jobs, and I ve moved around a lot.
I m a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a mom, a grammy, but I m also a poet, writer, and an author --
I have three children s books, plus a new collection of short stories. I really love writing. I write
poetry for adults and children, fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, essays, my three blogs, and a website.
I grew up in Coshocton, Ohio, in a big family. Since then, I ve lived in North Carolina,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Indiana, Illinois, Florida, and California. Right now, I live
in Pennsylvania with my partner, Robert Cosmar, who is an astrologer and author, Interestingly,
he s also from Coshocton, and like me, proud to be an Ohio Buckeye.
I am also a Vietnam War widow. My husband, Douglas S. Kempf, was a decorated combat
medic, a hero, who was killed when he risked his life to help the wounded while his platoon
was being ambushed on September 5, 1969. He was awarded seven medals posthumously,
including the Purple Heart and the Silver Star with first oak leaf cluster.
See what I mean? I really have worn a lot of different hats. I ve also been a flight
attendant, co-owner of an antique-gift shop, an executive secretary, senior records clerk
for detectives in a police department, a children s columnist, and I ve written radio br/
advertising and sold insurance. I guess, until now, I never knew what I wanted to be when
I grew up.
"A writer is what I am. A writer is what I ll be,
for writing is so very much an important part of me." ~CJ
My books:
Barking Spiders and Other Such Stuff, 2000
Barking Spiders 2, the sequel, 2011
Me Too! Preschool Poetry, 2011
Bits and Pieces from a Writer s Soul, 2011
All are available on Amazon.com, Kindle, Nook, and in most bookstores, although you
may have to ask them to order the books for you.
I also have a website: Barking Spiders Poetry:
http://www.barkingspiderspoetry.com
Description: It s the original home of Barking Spiders Poetry and me. It also has lots
of tips and articles for writers, teachers, a few memoirs, essays, excerpts from all four
of the books, quotations about childhood and life, videos and an audio, silly poems for
children to finish, a bookstore, a huge collection of tongue twisters, a guest poet -
Rusty Daily, a whole page of poems that Rusty and I co-wrote, and Robert, my partner
also has a page where he talks about his new book. Check back often, because I'm
always adding new things!
... and I have three blogs!
CJ s Writer Thoughts:
http://cjswriterthoughts.blogspot.com
Memoirs From Nam: br/
http://memoirsfromnam.blogspot.com
Knowing Whispers:
http://knowingwhispers.blogspot.com
Please visit, or submit an article! I appreciate and welcome guest writers.
"May you always see the world through the eyes of a child." ~CJ Heck
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