Rumor Perkins Writing the stories of our lives...and yours... Rumor Perkins is the pen name for a mother and three daughters: Betty Perkins, Roxann Grissom, Kelly Palmer, and Shaun Perkins. Betty is a retired high school English/journalism teacher, photographer, and travel-writer wannabe. Her work has been published in professional journals and newspapers. Roxann, a high school English teacher, has a classroom adorned with Mel Gibson posters and monster women figurines. Her work has been published in newspapers and a college textbook. Kelly, a programmer/analyst for a Tulsa-based company, is a self-professed beach rat who loves sinking her toes in sand. Her work has been published in several technical magazines and newspapers. Shaun is a high school English teacher, poet, storyteller, gardener, and porch-sitter. Her work has been published in various literary journals and newspapers. To find salacious and intriguing bits about Rumor Perkins and to read salacious and intriguing excerpts from our books, please surf on over to and spend some time at the following website. Rumor Perkins Michael has the map of where we are going.