Carol Van Kirk is a technical writer and editor who has written for various publications including alternate healthcare periodicals, trade journals and technical manuals, training manuals and online computer help systems.

She is currently at work on a book of myths and legends of the Maohi Tahitians. Carol currently lives in southern California with her daughter and great grandson.

Carol Van Kirk passed away on Sep 21, 2024. We are saddened by the loss of our friend. 

When a conventional American family intersects with the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, aka Tahiti, the resulting sparks ignite a conflagration that engulfs three generations.

The Yellow Lizard: A Tale of Two Cultures

is a memoir that follows one family’s tragic / comic journey through the South Sea paradise from the early Eighties to the present time. The Yellow Lizard was written to share the family’s unusual background and history with the younger generation, but soon grew into a full-fledged memoir.