B.B. Rose

FanStory wrote to B.B. Rose: (haiku) first hard freeze finished third in the contest "Animal haiku"

FanStory wrote to B.B. Rose: Wet sheets finished second in the contest "Cinquain Poetry"

FanStory wrote to B.B. Rose: Don't give it another thought finished third in the contest "Non-Fiction Writing Contest"

FanStory wrote to B.B. Rose: New Blood finished second in the contest "Words Only Poem"

FanStory wrote to B.B. Rose: Torn Trousers finished third in the contest "You Just Can't Trust Words "

FanStory wrote to B.B. Rose: Plutocracy finished second in the contest "Political Quip"

FanStory wrote to B.B. Rose: Trees finished first in the contest "Pleiades Poetry"

ABOUT

Location

Arizona

Gender

Female

Member

Standard

Joined

July 2017

Here?s some of background for those curious why I?m here at Fan Story. I was a librarian for twenty-five years, including as a public library director, librarian for a major newspaper morgue, and a university reference librarian.

Earning money had precedence over being a poet.

After leaving the library field, I was a copy editor, reporter and award-winning feature writer for a weekly newspaper in Colorado. I also wrote and self-published a cooking newsletter. This was in the era before digital publishing, and the little publication earned a surprising profit while I produced it and, after three years, when I sold it.

Following a move to another state, I wrote corporate newsletters and began freelancing non-fiction magazine articles. I enjoyed moderate success with natural science articles for children?s magazines. I am especially proud of those sales since kiddie lit was (and likely still is) one of the most competitive fields for writers...(Also low-paying).

For the past five years before retirement, I was the marketing and public relations staff writer for a regional community college here in Arizona.

Now, with Social Security as a safety net, I can indulge my long term passion for writing poetry.

Sorry, no picture. My computer crashed and I am writing on a refurbished Dell using LibreOffice.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

(haiku) first hard freeze finished third in the contest "Animal haiku"

Devilish trick reached "Recognized" status.

Wet sheets finished second in the contest "Cinquain Poetry"

Wet sheets reached "All Time Best" status.

Trees reached "Recognized" status.

Wet sheets reached "Recognized" status.

Spooked reached "Recognized" status.

Don't give it another thought finished third in the contest "Non-Fiction Writing Contest"

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