Kathleen E. Baines, University of Virginia Graduate, B.A. in English Language and Literature/Anthropology. I am a Critical/Analytical/Creative Writer, Former News Columnist, Researcher. My primary passion is writing. Writing is what inspires me, what prompts me to believe that whatever is real and terrible and beautiful and profoundly true in life rests not only in moving frames and sharp visuals but also--and perhaps more painfully, more feelingly--in words. I thrive in a variety of composition fields and genres (critical, analytical, creative, editorial). I am only trying to understand and make sense of our wildly vexing world.