: About Me

I was born in Ireland and have lived in New York most of my life. I love to write. I work for the New York City Department of Education as a secretary.

My passion is ...

writing, traveling, listening to teenagers

I know too much about ...

some diseases

My parents always told me ...

I was a good girl

My childhood ambition ...

to be an airline stewardess or a nun

My favorite memory ...

running wild in the meadows

Why I write ...

It is my creative outlet

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

Ann Tyler, Boston Legal, anything from the 60's, 70's

My first job ...

checkout at the A&P supermarket

My best moment ...

giving birth to my daughter and then my son equalled it

My inspiration ...

Jonathan Swift, Yeats, McGahern, Anne Tyler, and many more

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Lottery tickets

6 of 6

I have to save my losing lottery tickets for the day I win so that I can deduct what I spent from my winnings. If I hit the Win4 number and get $2,000, I won't pay taxes on it if I can prove I spent more than that on tickets. I hope to win early in the year so that I can have my friends save their losing tickets. If I win big, the more losers I collect the less I pay in taxes. If I hit the Mega, I'm not going to bother with the deductions. What's a few thousand out of several million? In December, if I haven't won, then I can throw the losers out something I don't always remember to do. La...

More..

• Helium Charter Member