Things You Don't Know About Me 

  Hi, there. How are you?

Thank you for joining me on my website. I'm an author of fiction and non-fiction that ranges from self-help to sassy to spooky. I've been blogging since 2007 on many topics, and you can find my writing in many places on the world wide web, just by searching my name. Be sure to add in my middle initial "V" when you look for me, as there are many who go by the name "Patricia Davis" and some have committed felonies in Santa Fe. (Really. But that Patricia isn't me, I swear.) 

Despite the diversity of my writing projects, they share the universal theme of what I like to call "female dynamism," which signifies women taking positive action to support each other and better the world around them. It's what I believe in, which is why I founded the Women’s PowerStrategy™ Conference.

I'm a former English teacher who holds a Master's Degree in Creative Writing and Education. I've always loved reading, but I knew I truly wanted to be a writer when my first work, a poem titled, "If This Woman Is Being Operated Recklessly" was published in New Press Quarterly magazine, the same year they published a poem by one of my literary role models, Lawrence Ferlinghetti. More than twenty years later, after my first book was published, I met Mr. Ferlinghetti when, at ninety years of age, he read at City Lights Books in San Francisco, and signed that very edition of the magazine for me, inspiring me all over again. 

I'm always interested in people who live somewhere I don't or think differently than I do. I spend some time every day if I can on social networking sites, because the world and the people in it are all intriguing. I do love to write above all else, but here are some other random things about me: 

• On my first stay aboard the Queen Mary I had a genuine encounter with a ghost. You can hear me talk about that here.   

• I sold my first engagement ring and went on a tour of the European continent with the proceeds, when the man who gave it to me told me he didn't want it back. The relationship didn't work, but I did get to see some beautiful places.

• Some of the things I like to do besides writing are painting, gardening, cooking, hiking, lifting weights, and online chatting with my readers. They are from many different parts of the world and I love that.

• Once, I was on the northern border of Greece with my twelve-year-old son during a time when it was a war zone. We were there because I needed to attend a very important book convention in Salonika, and didn't want to leave my son behind. The next week, a hijacker from one of the warring factions killed a young Greek passenger on the same route we'd taken only the week before. I still think about this sometimes, wondering where you draw the line between bravery and stupidity. 

• My husband and his family own and operate a rice farm, but he also plays poker professionally, so we divide our time between northern California and southern Nevada.

Don't know how old I was when this was taken, but even then, books were important...

• I have an extensive collection of music from all over the world. But my all time favourite tune to dance to, ever since I was two years old is "Tequila" by The Champs.  It's a must to be played at my funeral. 

• I keep in touch with many of my former pupils. They were my 'first children' before my other children came along. (Except I didn't pay for their college educations). I love catching up with them and finding out how their lives are going. If you're one of them, or if you're an old friend from the past who'd like to get back in touch, please email me  at: patricia@patriciaVdavis.com or contact me on FACEBOOK. I would love to hear from you! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

XXX,

                  Patricia