I have enjoyed writing since a was a child, and still do. These days instead of writing stories for the teacher, I send them to magazines and competition's.

A few years ago one of my love poems won first place in a BBC competition, and was featured on the BBC website. Last year one of my stories won a place in a competition run by Writing Magazine. I was very proud of that as the competitors were writers from around the world, and some of them are professionals.

As well as writing for Helium, I also write occasional blogs on my own web page at MySpace. Another hobby I have is drumming, and I write blogs for the band at the Pentacle Drummers Website.

My main interests are folklore, mythology, alternative healing, and various new age subjects. As well as writing articles on assorted issues, I also greatly enjoy writing fiction.

My passion is ...

Writing, travelling, and meeting new people.

I know too much about ...

Being independent

My parents always told me ...

Wear a vest.

My childhood ambition ...

Actress, air hostess, or guest house owner.

My favorite memory ...

Winning a writing competition.

Why I write ...

Can't stop.

My first job ...

Office work in Bobby's department store.

My best moment ...

Leading dozens of people into Stonehenge for a handfasting.

My inspiration ...

Places, people, pictures, objects, pretty much anything.

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Fairy tales

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Little Red Riding Hood's Trip

Little Red Riding Hood checked the contents of her basket: bread, cheese, milk, fruit, cigarettes and gin, ticked them off her list, and trundled off to deliver them to her Granny who lived in the forest. It was a long walk from the village where she lived, so when her legs began to ache, she decided to rest awhile in the skimpy shade of the autumn trees.

She picked up handfuls of dead leaves and formed them into a cushion to sit on. While collecting them, she came across some small brown mushrooms with pointy caps. She gathered them up, and put them in ...

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