I am Mary deGroat Ross, the creator of many stories and tales. I never grew up, never matured, never took life too seriously, never lost my sense of wonder, never lost my innocence, never grew bitter, never stopped day-dreaming, never felt that something couldn't be embellished, never acted like I "should", never was "a proper young lady" or a "sensible" adult. I have always taken every opportunity to believe in miracles, the unlikely and the downright impossible. I do not believe in things that hold most people down. I live my life knowing that there are no guarantees, no directions and no retakes. I make no excuses, give no explanations and do not lay blame. This is who I am because it is who I choose to be, take me or leave me, just know that what you see is what you get. I offer only entertainment and maybe some respite from the mundane. I wish you all the joy that life holds and if one of my stories helps you remember your youth then I have succeeded in life.