M Penny Manson

M. Penny Manson is first and foremost a teacher and entertainer. She supported herself for many years as a storyteller who used ethnic stories to share and teach life lessons. Providing presentations on self-esteem, youth empowerment and substance abuse prevention to Sacramento County District schools for over 20 years, her background in behavioral science, combined with a theatrical experience, allowed her to present to preschoolers through college-age students and adults alike. Her poems have been published in the ZICA Anthology, Speak, Write, Dream and in More of Life’s Spices, the Sistahs Still Keepin‘ It Real vol II from Nubian Images Publishing and an essay in the LTYM Anthology from Putnam Books “LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER: What She Said Then, What We’re Saying Now”. When she isn’t playing on Facebook she is working on a Mystery Series about “The Invisible People.”