Long Way from Paris (Murray)

Author Bio
• Birth—N/A
• Where—Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
• Education—B.S., University of Oregon, Washington; M.S.W., University of Washington
• Currently—lives near Seattle, Washington


Although EC Murray wrote her first play, Lilly and Milly Go to Mars, in second grade, decades passed before she returned to writing. In the interim, she roamed from her conservative New England home to the west coast, and on to Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and Australia. Her jobs ranged from being a cocktail waitress to telephone book deliverer; from wedding hostess and to goatherd; from retail clerk to bureaucrat. Eventually, she earned a Masters in Social Work, and worked with people with developmental disabilities. Romance struck, then marriage, child, and all the accoutrements: soccer tournaments, dance recitals, cross country meets, family fun.

As empty nesting approached, she returned to school to learn the craft of writing: the University of Washington, Richard Hugo House, and Southampton Writers Conference. She founded and publishes The Writers Connection, a newsletter and Web site for readers and writers, and today, writes, tutors, and teaches at Tacoma Community College.

Works
- The Paralympic Games, Vancouver—2012 Strokes and Spokes
- Be a Tourist in Tacoma – Seattle’s Child
- Lady Gaga’s Bus Tour; Bus Reduction – Tacoma Volcano
- When Mom is Puking – Hybrid Mom
- Be a Tourist in Gig Harbor – Seattle’s Child
- Transit Cuts for People with Disabilities—Tacoma Volcano
- Paralympics Vancouver – ABILITY magazine
- Life Kind of Sucks—Published by The Writers Connection, 2014
- "The Urban Goatherd" –Wilderness Literary House Review (nominated for a Pushcart
    Award award and Honorable Mention for New Millenium Writings.)
(Author bio from the author).

Visit the author's website and The Writers' Connection.