: About Me

Hello,
I am an English teacher who lives in a small Californian Bungalow with my daughter, two cats, one puppy and one hen. We did have a rooster, but we were forced to donate him to the local animal shelter, due to his noise and his increasing level of aggression - particularly when our hen was Sitting. We got him when he was six weeks old, and he was supposed to be a hen! We figured something was up when he started crowing instead of laying eggs.

I have been teaching for the past five years, but decided to take some time out this year, and focus on the ambition I've had ever since I was eight years old... to be a writer. Consequently, I have reduced my teaching commitments to Casual Relief Teaching, and have joined a number of Freelance Writers sites.

So here goes. Wish me luck, and I look forward to meeting you in the community.

Best regards
Sue Ryan

My passion is ...

writing - ever and always

My parents always told me ...

you have to be tough to survive

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

first seeing my daughter's face after she was born

Why I write ...

to explore life

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

all sorts

My first job ...

telemarketing

My best moment ...

too many to choose

My inspiration ...

being alive and human

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