Clarissa Burton

Clarissa writes poetry and short stories, has published in the Charleston Post-Courier, the KC Star, Flourish Mag, the KC Small Biz Monthly, a contributing writer for Black Women Deserve Better, BlogHer, CNN iReport, and Yahoo, several blogs & the founder of The BWE Bloggersphere™, Princess Onyx™, and Queen of the Pen Books™ websites; has published four books: Travel – A Poetry Compilation; Elijah’s Great Race; The Black Family Tree™ - a workbook and facilitator’s manual,Princess Onyx Precious Gems as well as Faces~Samantha, the first novel in a six-novel series. She is a Navy veteran serving from 1984 to 1990; has a B.A. in Psych from Ottawa Univ, and an M.A. in Business from Webster Univ. Clarissa is a mother of three 3 and grandmother.