: About Me

Louise Heal was born in Scotland and brought up in Luxembourg. She was nearly put off writing for life by a succession of well-meaning English teachers who made her read out her stories in class. Despite their pleas, she studied Maths at King's College London then entered the world of IT.

Louise has pursued her urge to travel during several career breaks. Her notable memories include a mountain in Borneo and a very nice Hanoi hospital.

Louise joined a travel writing group in 2002. She began by writing small articles, but is currently working on a longer project about Kerala in South India. She is working on a blog at http://thepeppertrail.blogspot.com

Louise is also a finalist in the Bradt Travel Guides/Independent on Sunday travel writing competition 2007 and can be contacted at louise_heal@hotmail.com

My passion is ...

Travel and Travel Writing

I know too much about ...

Digestive illnesses of backpackers

My parents always told me ...

That speaking French would be useful

My childhood ambition ...

To see the world

My favorite memory ...

Mount Kinabalu

Why I write ...

Because I can't draw or play a musical instrument

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

Nothing

My first job ...

Office Dogsbody

My best moment ...

Resigning from my job

My inspiration ...

The things that people say and do

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Struggles in life

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The heels are higher than I've ever worn before. Mind you, that's not saying much, as I'm usually a jeans and trainers kind of girl. Still, 2 inches is definitely a heel but I admit I drew the line at anything too pointy. I want to be able to walk without falling flat on my face and I am going to be walking a long way in these shoes. Alone in the changing room, I sit down on a plastic chair that was possibly gray once but now is just covered in cigarette burns and indeterminate stains. I put the shoebox on the floor in front of me and look at the shoes again. They're black and open-toed wi...

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