Because I Had To

Helene Simkin Jara has had her short stories, monologues and poems published in Mindprints, The Porter Gulch Review, La Revista, Gambara Literary Review, and Nerve Cowboy. She was a finalist in Glimmertrain. She was awarded Best Prose 3 times in The Porter Gulch Review and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Mindprints. She was twice a winner in a monologue contest at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel as well. She has been an actor and director since 1966. Her performances include locations in New York, and in California: Santa Monica, Salinas, Aptos, Santa Cruz and Carmel. Her theatrical career spans 18 years.