AUTHOR BIO

Debra Lee is a Southern Writer. A #NewOrleans native, she moved to #Atlanta to attend #BauderFashionCollege. After graduation, she worked in retail management at #SouthDeKalb Mall before moving into management at Rich’s main department store downtown. Ms. Lee worked in hard lines. After the birth of her daughter, she returned to work in #VisualMerchandising.

As a #trailingspouse, she moved across the country and back again. Settling in New Orleans, she worked as a law career counselor and received a BA from #TulaneUniversity. In 2005, #HurricaneKatrina sent her back to her second home - Atlanta. She enjoys suburban retirement there and has become a prolific writer. Ms. Lee is a member of the #RedHatSociety with the Rockin’ Red Suga Mamas.

MY GOAL AS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR

I am fortunate in that my four grandparents brought together six ethnic cultures. I hope to honor each in a written piece. I started on the Hispaniola Marabou book over 20 years ago and never had a chance to finish. I have published one fiction short on Native America and hope to do two more or let Daughter of the Moon be inclusive. I’ve also published one nonfiction piece in Held Magazine Generations on the Chinese aspect and several short pieces on Black and white. I believe the blood of the ancestors allows me to be open-minded in all my encounters and am grateful.