: About Me

I know too much about ...

Nothing. Life is an endless journey of understanding.

My parents always told me ...

I was a scatterbrain and talked too much.

My childhood ambition ...

Sing with my Dad in his band.

My favorite memory ...

Taking a very long, round-trip bus ride from North Bay, Ontario to Winnipeg, Manitoba with my 15 year old daughter to see Bon Jovi live.

Why I write ...

I have many things to say about many things and writing gets it out of my already overcrowded brain.

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

Everything! I love learning and am often found watching documentaries and then researching their information!

My first job ...

was as a door-to-door saleswoman for the famed Kirby vaccum cleaner, when I was 18.

My inspiration ...

Myself. Far from being egotistical, my "survival" of much too much trauma and daily battle with various illnesses has left me in awe of my own inner strength. My 3 wonderful children are tied with myself, for without them I may not have this strength.

Creative Writing > Flash Fiction Flash fiction: The little black dress

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Jenny’s closet is overflowing with dresses of all lengths, colors and styles. She doesn’t ever wear pants, skirts, or shorts. Below zero temperatures, high winds, rain, or snow, it makes no difference to her. A dress is what she will wear, has to wear, but never a black one, no… never a little black dress. Jenny’s compulsion is odd to the few who know her. Her refusals to explain why she must clothe herself this way are frustrating, and most simply think her a little eccentric. In her custom built walk-in closet there does however hang a beautiful, black, one-shoul...

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