Bev Kaufman

Bev Kaufman has been a hopelessly addicted bookworm since she got past the Dick and Jane nonsense in the first grade. She picked up her first book on Greek and Roman mythology in the 7th Grade, and has been been addicted to celestial soap operas ever since. Transformations: A Whimsical Medusa Tale is irreverent, imaginative and just plain fun to write.

Then there's Old Sins Bite Deep (previously published under the title: In the Midst of Death ...), a Revolutionary War "whydunit" that pits a impoverished rebel against an embittered Tory. A third book, The Hambleton Saga, which deals with the English Civil War or the 12th Century, still languishes in a dungeon called writer’s block, but she hopes to soon publish The Madwoman in the Attic, an experiment in narrative poetry written in first person present tense, as well a collection of poems and short stories.

With all that on her plate, it helps to be (semi) retired. A former reporter, editor, and then—in a midlife career change—programmer, Bev Kaufman still works one day a week at her old job with MicroComputer Resources, and does copy-editing jobs on the side. She is also an active and enthusiastic member of the River of Grass Unitarian Universalist Congregation and the Lifelong Learning Institute. And still she finds time to write.

A Floridian since 1980, she lives in Sunrise, Florida, currently alone, except for the pitter-patter of furry feline feet.