Laurayne Mae Phalen holds a BA, Summa Cum Laude, and MA in Speech Communication Studies. Emphasis of interest were in Family, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal Communication. Graduating from SFSU, she went on to teach Speech at her alma mater.
As a six year member of Women Writers of the Well, she created the blog, Here Is Where I Am. Running from 2018 to 2022, it contained poetry, social-political commentary, and self-insight. Laurayne is also published in two anthologies.
Her current writing explores the hypothesis that human beings are at their best when they work to nurture the unique, creative expression in self – and in each other.
Laurayne has two adult daughters and two granddaughters. She lives in the serene foothills of Northern California with her Cavalier King Charles, Max, and two kittens, Lily and Herman.