: About Me

Kirsten is a marine biologist, environmental educator, author and intrepid traveler who is always seeking new adventures. Her writing echoes the many paths she has walked, from the Head Hunters Trail in Malaysian Borneo to the white sands of Antigua's 365 beaches. While she calls the US home, it's hard to predict where she may actually be.

My passion is ...

travel, learning and freedom

I know too much about ...

sea turtles

My parents always told me ...

that I could do anything

My childhood ambition ...

to cure cancer

My favorite memory ...

holding a wild tiger cub in Kanchaniburi

Why I write ...

to free my mind of random thoughts

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

Writing Creative Non-fiction/nothing/Dar Williams, Paul Simon and Tracy Chapman

My first job ...

cashier

My best moment ...

seeing the smiling eyes of someone I love

My inspiration ...

my nephew's smile :)

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Experiencing nature

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I sit alone on the beach, bowing my head towards the ground, as the cool damp breeze blows through me. I try to focus, listening to the night sounds. Sea oats rub against each other as their slender young blades carve wind-driven circles in the sand. The relentless crash, splash, swoosh of waves washing ashore soothes my jangled nerves. Rain drops splatter on my face, keeping me from sleeping as I strain to hear the one noise I am searching for - the shushing, scratching sound of tiny flippers deep in the sand. The sound rises like the rush of an underground stream, thirty seconds worth of...

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