In the non-fiction genre, Ms. Phaire has written articles about publishing and writing in Dialogue Magazine’s quarterly, literary publication as well as essays on technology in education for educational newsletters and publications.  While she loved writing as a child, she wasn’t always working in the arts.  During the nineties, she wrote computer code for a living for various companies including IBM, MCI and GEICO’s Information Systems Division.  During those years she attempted to write computer code and fiction simultaneously, but discovered that she couldn’t easily make the linear thinking switch to best use her imagination for creative writing.  Thus, she abandoned her career as a computer programmer/analyst entirely and focused on fiction as well as a career in education.

As an educator, Ms. Phaire is currently a full-time English professor at the University of the District of Columbia.  In addition, she has been an adjunct professor at Montgomery College in the English Department for the last 7 years, and teaches at the Rockville and Silver Spring Campuses.  She has also conducted writing workshops at the University of Maryland, Howard University, and workshops for elementary and middle school children for Montgomery College Continuing Education’s Summer Youth Programs.  In 2003 she won an Arts & Humanities grant to create and teach a drama workshop to underprivileged elementary school children.  From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Phaire facilitated a monthly ‘Aspiring Writers Literary Circle’ in Washington, D. C. that she initiated to discuss and critique local artists’ works of fiction and nonfiction in all genres.  Her desire is to one day revive the writing circle when time and interest from dedicated writers once again emerges.  Ms. Phaire is married with three children and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.