Hi. I’m Annika. (It rhymes with Monica.)

That’s a picture my son Sam took of me. He is almost six as of this writing. My daughter Grace is two. Since I rarely update this page, I will go ahead and tell you that they were born in May 2006 and December 2009. Starting NOW, you are on your own to calculate their ages.

I design knitting patterns. You can see those at Noir Knits.

I write stories occasionally. Some of them are on this blog. Some of them are elsewhere. Most of them live unfinished on my hard drive.

I sometimes write web copy for money.

I have been thanked in the acknowledgments of half a dozen books and one short film. This required no effort whatsoever on my part, but I consider it a pretty good accomplishment.

I do not want your press release.

If you work in a field other than marketing, or want send me a personal email, I can be reached at noirbettie@gmail.com.