: About Me

I'm a quirky, sarcastic and mischievous female from the flatlands of a small island.

I fear ridicule and thrive on paranoia.

I like to watch people.

And then I like to write about them.

My passion is ...

to learn; to play; to write; to love.

I know too much about ...

not knowing enough.

My parents always told me ...

to wear clean underwear daily.

My childhood ambition ...

was to never grow up.

My favorite memory ...

is of the smell of tobacco, mingled with the thrill of finding Smarties.

Why I write ...

to clear my mind; to vent my frustrations; to file my memories.

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

anything that tickles my fancy.

My first job ...

was babysitting. It was the easiest job I ever had.

My best moment ...

includes the words "amazing" and "you're", not necessarily in that order.

My inspiration ...

comes from many ordinary folk.

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: How a cat changed our lives

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He didn't want a cat. "They're too much hassle," he said. "I'm not really a cat person," he sighed. "What'll happen when we go away?" he asked. But I was insistent. We had a house, a fair-sized garden and a lot of love to share. We were missing something and, as babies were not yet on the horizon, it seemed perfectly acceptable (to me, at least) to want to fill that void with a cat. "Look, isn't he absolutely divine and oh-so scrummy?" I crooned. "He is, yes," conceded my husband-to-be. We stood in the cat section of the local animal shelter gazing adoringly at fluffy bundles who were unwa...

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