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Silva n. & v. 1. n. Female Anglo Saxon, married, mother, rock chick. 2. v. to do a ~, to act in an impulsive, reckless or selfish way, usually involving trans-atlantic travel and prisons. [orig. uncert.]

Wessex Wench cocktail

Ingredients:

3 parts intelligence

1 part self-sufficiency

1 part instinct

Method:

Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Serve with a slice of titanium and a pinch of salt.

I am sorry to say that I no longer submit new articles to Helium (as of March 2011). I do not agree with having to sign a 1-year exclusivity agreement with Helium for all new articles, when Helium does not pay anything for this licence.

If you find any out-of-date information in my older articles, please just ignore it. Helium's exclusivity clause covers any newly amended articles as well, so I will not be updating any old work here.

Helium make enough money from the page view revenue my articles generate for them. I do not see why I should be expected to give up the use of my work for no recompense at all.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

rock music, writing and my husband

I know too much about ...

the Texas prison system

My parents always told me ...

anything's possible

My childhood ambition ...

to make things

My favorite memory ...

standing at the top of the CNTower in Toronto watching a pink and gold sunset

Why I write ...

its a compulsion

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading: Stephen King "Full Dark, No Stars", listening to stuff by Medieval Baebes, Hinder and Bon Jovi

My first job ...

a kitchen hand in a pub

My best moment ...

too many to list

My inspiration ...

difference in all things

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Poetry: High tide by Silva Payne
Should Christians have to work on Sunday? by David Furritus
Why blogging is such a bad idea by May Monten
Travel destinations: Scotland by Jayne Scott
Suggested readings in science fiction by Erich Rosenberger M.D.
Signs of the Zodiac: Aquarius by Silva Payne

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