: About Me

My name's Joe Kelly and I'm a 52 year old gay man living and working in Dublin, Ireland.  My main interest, besides writing, is travel - at the moment, SE Asia is my favourite destination. I lived in the UK for 8 years, where I went to college. I also lived in western Canada for a year, and I have many fond memories of my time there.
My main career was in Community Work, latterly working with a peace charity, Co-operation Ireland, which tries to bring the two communities in Northern Ireland closer together, as well as developing links with groups in the Republic of Ireland. However, about 5 years ago I felt it was time for a complete change and I now work in the hotel industry.
I wrote short stories many years ago, but consider myself a novice writer now.  But it's something I'm keen to develop.

My passion is ...

Travelling

I know too much about ...

things that aren't really important

My parents always told me ...

to go outside and play

My childhood ambition ...

was to be an actor

My favorite memory ...

is difficult to choose - I'm lucky because I have lots.

Why I write ...

To tell stories - maybe the life I wish I'd had

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

American detective/legal thrillers, Michael Connolly, Harlan Coben, John Grisham

My first job ...

working in an engineering factory - I was quickly moved into the office as I'm not very good with my hands

My best moment ...

is yet to come

My inspiration ...

is hard to find

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