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My name is Monica Vest Wheeler and I've been described as:
 
   ... a natural storyteller
   ... a whiz at writing
   ... a wacky wordsmith
   ... someone who lets words spill from her
       heart and soul.

But the truth is that I just describe life as I see it.
 
It's colorful, poignant, realistic, humane and inhumane, warm and fuzzy … and just simply fuzzy if I forget to put my eyeglasses on.


Life is all about accepting and dodging challenges.

I relish interacting with people and observing human behavior and relationships at all ages and from all angles. I just try to avoid having to wake up too early in the morning to do that. Alas, an artist suffers for her or his art.

However, I'm very serious about my life's passion, connecting words and people through human experience and history. Years ago for fun, my mom went to a psychic who revealed that Mom had a daughter sitting at a desk with dusty papers piled high around her. So, I guess I fulfilled that prediction as I research and write history books, and love to interview individuals for their personal take on their role in human history.

You've heard it before, but everybody really has a story to tell...

... whether it's touching or terrible, heroic or haunting, mild or meaningful. And I'm a self-appointed storyteller, who loves to share words on paper or in person. I'm informal or what some folks call very down-to-earth … especially since I'm only a little over five feet tall.

I'm still surrounded by piles of my scribbled notepads with so many stories yet to be told. I've learned to laugh and cry with the wondrous souls who have trusted me with their life histories, their deepest emotions, their fondest dreams …

And I hope to fulfill my lifelong goals at the same time … to make the world laugh with me or at least make everybody wish they had bought stock in the facial tissue industry.

I invite you to explore this website and discover something truly meaningful today. 

 
 

       Personal Reflections by Monica Vest Wheeler


Stories Connect Us Blog


Why I write


 Stories connect us all

 


Ah, baseball


Quality Time
 


A lesson in 
self-discovery


Mr. Mandela, 
I accept your challenge

 


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