The Secrets of Heavenly
Teresa Robison enjoyed writing as a child. While her classmates groaned when their teachers assigned book reports, research papers, and essays, Teresa had to hide the spark in her eyes and the giddiness in her voice. From adolescent poetry to short stories, writing was a creative escape for a shy little girl who tried to keep her voice under wraps. As Teresa became a working adult, she always gravitated to the jobs that allowed her the freedom to express ideas. She worked in administrative positions where she could write company policies and employee handbooks, then "graduated" to marketing work where her blood truly began to boil. Ad copy, catalog descriptions, marketing collateral, company newsletters.  Then, one day after reading a book titled "To Be A Slave" (by Julius Lester), she was especially angered by one account of particular cruelty. It was the story of infanticide carried out on a plantation where there was a surplus of slave babies. Teresa knew that she had to craft a story and that this "scene" had to be woven into its fabric. Two years later, her first novel, "The Secrets of Heavenly," was born. Now she hopes her voice will be heard. Teresa, known as "Teri" in her private life, resides in Indiana with her husband Karl. The couple has two adult children, daughters Kayla and Abbey, as well as a grandson, Luke.