: About Me

I am a 32 year old woman who has been writing ever since I could put pen to paper. For as long as I can remember, writing has been my primary form of expression. I write my feelings so much better than I can express them verbally, which has served as both a blessing and a curse.

My passions are varied. Right now I am passionate about creating a safe and healthy life for myself and my unborn child. I recently left an abusive marriage, and I am making every effort to build a life for us that is safe, protected, prosperous, and joyful.

Besides writing on Helium, I also write a blog on Beliefnet and MySpace. I enjoy having my work read, and enjoy reading how people perceive what I have written. I believe writing is quickly becoming a lost art, and good writing is difficult to come by these days. I am grateful for places like Helium that encourage the art of writing, and allow for the constructive criticism of the writer. While I am new to the Helium community, I am confident that I will find it to be a place that will both encourage me and challenge me as a writer.

My passion is ...

creating a beautiful life for me and my unborn child, and helping raise awareness about domestic abuse.

I know too much about ...

pens. I love pens. I am very picky about them.

My parents always told me ...

clean my room

My childhood ambition ...

To be an astronaut

My favorite memory ...

going to an ABBA tribute concert with my friends, and camping with my niece. (I couldn't pick just one memory...)

Why I write ...

To sort out and express my thoughts. To put feelings into perspective. To make some kind of sense of this life I have been given.

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

"Jimmy Kimmel Live"

My first job ...

Dishwasher at a local dive

My best moment ...

My best moments are when I am writing fluidly, putting thoughts on paper without stress or strain, as though they are just flowing right through my pen, exactly as I want them to

My inspiration ...

Too many to name, but Jack Kerouac is among them.

Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues The treatment of women as second class citizens in some cultures

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"Women want to be free to choose from the same range of options that men take for granted. ...But until women can move freely and think freely in their homes, on the streets, in the workplace without the fear of violence, there can be no real freedom." -Anita Roddick This idea is one that has been on my mind since I left my husband a little over two months ago, and began to process all that happened in that short but deeply-wounding marriage. It occurred to me that, as women, we have collectively worked so hard for freedom, but how far have we come? We are able to have careers, working in ...

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