Snapshot:

Born and raised in Washington, DC, I was educated in DC Public High Schools. Big ups to DCPS! After graduating from Woodrow Wilson Senior High School in 1989 (WHOO HOO 21 years - I don't even look that old!   ) I moved to Los Angeles for a spell.  I was 18/19 at the time. I just ran amuck, like a typical young adult.  Didn't like L.A. to much.  Now that think back on it, it was too much freedom for a child.  An adult in the minds of the law, but still a child when came to my thoughts and actions. So I decided to head up and return to the East coast.  Got my self together working that 9 to 6 (I  wish it was to 5, but we had a unpaid 1 hour lunch break.), at the Roots Activity Learning Center, an independent African-centered school, as an administrative assistant.

While at Roots, I worked tirelessly on my undergraduate degree, first at Montgomery College then transferring to the University of Maryland University College.  That was a long nine years. But I did graduate from UMUC  in May 2000 with a Bachelors of Science. I majored in Management, minored in Behavioral and Social Sciences. 

I  am also real smart - so smart I became a member of the Tau Chapter, Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society in 1999 holding down a 4.0 GPA. I was on the Deans List at both Montgomery College and University of Maryland University College.  

In 1997, I had my first baby. A daughter, now 13 and is taking me through the ringer in trying to teach her time management and good organizational skills. But she is a repeated honor roll student offender. :-)

In 1998, I came up with the name ZETAZEN as my internet handle. Before long I was just known as Zeta or Z.  I've written lots of poetry under the ZETAZEN pen name. (A homage to my future sorority.)

After obtaining my degree and soaring as high as I could at Roots, (Office Manager), (haha at SOARING, if that's what I want to call it) I entered into a sweet deal with the Federal government.  I was hired under the Outstanding Scholar Program (now defunct because the program has been re-branded) for recent college graduates with a G.P.A. of 3.4 and higher.  I entered the Feds working as a Human Resources Specialist specializing in Classification. Then jumped to Training.  Now I do something different in the Federal government...still in HR...just more "strategic".

In 2002, I had another baby. Another daughter, now 7 and she is taking me through the ringer in trying to teach her to read with fluency.  I really don't like grade school homework. lol :-)

Since 2000,  I have completed a dual graduate degree program at the University of Maryland University College. I have a Master of Science in Human Resources Management, 2003 and a MBA, 2004.

In 2009, I graduated. Again. My third Master degree, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from National University.  I specialized in screenwriting.

In 2010, I became a proud member of ZETA PHI BETA Sorority, Inc.  Is there any surprise that my line name is KNOWLEDGE? 

I have completed three screenplays - IN THE ZONE, Church Chick, and Crofton Triangle.  Crofton Triangle was my thesis for school. I am now in the process of rewriting my fourth screenplay - D.L.  I have also taken on the task of writing a young adult novel and an adult novel.  But I am published at something.  I wrote ,INFINITY: A JOURNEY THROUGH LOVE a collection of sappy love poems between myself and youngest daughter's dad. Awww they weren't that sappy at the time.  I still write poetry. 

So this is me, Michelle R Sweeny and ZETAZEN. This website is a mash up of the two.  Some people know me as Michelle others as Zeta.  Whatever you know me as, I hope you enjoy my piece of the internet.