: About Me

Opal Elaine Moyer is a freelance writer from Berks County, Pennsylvania. Her interests include archaeology, forensics,gardening, ancient history and the paranormal. Her hobbies are rollerblading, pencil sketching, reading, watching old black and white movies and collecting Raggedy Ann and Andy memoribilia and dolls.
Opal has been actively writing since 1997. A piece of her poetry "Dark Crossroad" has been published in The Reading Eagle. She has, also, been a contributor to the online zine, First Church of the Streets.
     Opal lives in Pennsylvania with her parents, two daughters, their dog Miss Daisy and her pet cockatiels, Augie and Bugsy.

My passion is ...

writing and mysteries

I know too much about ...

domestic and child abuse

My parents always told me ...

"You can do anything that you set your mind to."

My childhood ambition ...

to be a nurse

My favorite memory ...

memories of my grandfather, David Hutchinson

Why I write ...

because, I hope to make people think about things and people around them

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

Virginia Woolf; A Writer's Diary

My first job ...

slinging slop in a grocery store snack bar

My inspiration ...

Virginia Woolf and the Man in the Moon

Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Literary Analysis: Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet is perhaps Shakespeare's best known and loved of his tragedies. It is not very likely that there is anyone who does not know the story of these star-crossed lovers and their final fate. Yet, who is ultimately responsible for the deaths of these two young people? Let's begin by looking at the likely suspects. First, we begin with the feuding factions,themselves- the Capulets and the Montagues. Certainly, some blame might be placed here. It was their bickering and refusal to make peace with one another that force the hands of this young pair into their final decisions. Next,...

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