Besides a youthful stint behind the Orange Curtain, Victoria has lived on the edge of a desert all her life. She raised three boys, taught English, and is a certificated teacher librarian. She is the author of a collection of short fiction, Acts of Contrition, from Los Nietos Press. While moonlighting as a literary bridesmaid, she has been published in literary journals, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, is a Bosque Magazine Fiction Prize finalist and is included in Best Short Stories from The Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest. Victoria edits Inlandia: A Literary Journey, the literary journal of the Inlandia Institute. She reviews books at School Library Lady and contributes to the Inlandia syndicated column Literary Journeys, which supports the work of Inland Empire authors. She currently writes and supports the writing endeavors of others full time.