Copyright 2018 MillieAnne Lowe, Oceanside, California
It’s not only that I grew up loving the way John Steinbeck writes and how he moves me with his stories such as Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row, Sweet Thursday, et al, it’s that I have found a way to communicate how I feel through storytelling.
In memoirs, I share the dangers and hurts of my life. In fiction, I try to intrigue my readers to keep on reading to find out what happens next. As I write The Serial Killer of Bush Street, I am eager to find out what happens next as well. I struggle with details to write a story filled with exciting suspense, or a thrilling car chase through the town I know well – San Francisco. I like using what I know about to create my stories. I enjoy sharing the nitty gritty details that a reader might never know about the Chinatown I lived in, or the traditions and discipline I experienced.
Every part of me will disappear when I pass on, so if you are a stranger and never heard about the stuff I experienced since the late 40s, I can give you something to think about, something to enjoy, and maybe inspire you to enjoy your writing, too.
MillieAnne Lowe
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MillieAnne grew up in the mysterious depths of San Francisco's Chinatown in the 1950s. Her stories are from memories of her relationships in the Chinese community, and the experiences of growing up in one of the biggest melting pots of the world.
Inspired by John Steinbeck through his books: Cannery Row, Sweet Thursday, Travels with Charley, and Grapes of Wrath, (and many other of his stories), MillieAnne left the business environment of Los Angeles and went on the road to experience life differently. From a position as a waitress in the Squaw Valley Village cafeteria where she worked in exchange for room and board and a lift ticket at the former site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, she has chased Havolina on horseback in the southern part of the Arizona desert.
For all the years in between then and now MillieAnne has tended bar in a Southern California restaurant frequented by Navy service men, been a cocktail waitress in the famous cowboy bar, Mr. Lucky's, in Phoenix, Arizona. Along the line of other interests, MillieAnne has had positions as a Reporter, Copy Writer, Proof Reader, Morgue Librarian, and as Opinion, and Feature Editor positions for college and local city newspapers.
The list goes on to weave a wide fabric of her writing choices. Currently MillieAnne is working on a novel set in the mysterious and secretive community of San Francisco's Chinatown in the 1950s. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read here, follow-her blog: millieannelowe.com and read excerpts of a unique story with surprising twists!
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