About Judy..

Growing up in a town with only one piano teacher made it difficult to take piano lessons. Never mind the fact that there was no piano in the house. But creativity is creativity, and Judy found magic in the written word. And, after attending a Tellabration event, she found magic in the land of story.

A lover of her Appalachian heritage, Judy loves to retell old traditional tales along with stories of growing up on a small farm in upper East Tennessee, "with cows and chickens and usually a puppy or kitten around." Catching tadpoles in the spring and helping in the tobacco barn in the winter rounded out the years on the farm. Vacation Bible School complete with homemade pimento cheese and spam salad sandwiches and Sunday School in the church basement are all fodder for new stories.

"I have enjoyed listening to Judy spin her tales in a variety of venues to many different audiences and age groups"
Alan Goslen
Public Services Librarian Cleveland State Community College
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