A modern writer who respects bards of old, like Taliesin, Aneurin, and Myrddin Wilt, combines storytelling, teaching, and compassion through both contemporary and historical themes. Bards of old were poets, musicians, and historians who preserved culture through oral performance. Maybe the reason I feel connected to bards is that, at four, I started studying music, later sang opera, and composed operas and songs to my own words. I have always studied history and believe that

Elizabeth Keckley (1818–1907) was born enslaved in Virginia. As an extraordinary seamstress, she became the foremost seamstress and dress designer in Washington, DC. During President Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, she became a confidante and dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882). These two damaged women from different backgrounds came together and helped improve each other's well-being.

The Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), although a member of the French aristocracy, fought for liberty and equality for all people. He fought in the American Revolution and in France, and advocated for a constitutional monarchy and human rights. The Marquis also had one of the longest names in history: Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. He earned the nickname “Hero of Two Worlds” because of his significant involvement in both the American and

Mary Seacole (née Grant) (1805–1881) was a pioneering nurse and humanitarian during the Crimean War. She applied to be a nurse in the war with Florence Nightingale, but was rejected. She did it on her own.