: About Me

I was born in 1984. I have wanted to be a writer since 1988. I enjoy reading; my favorite books are Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

My passion is ...

living.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer

Why I write ...

there is nothing I'd rather do

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

War and Peace

My first job ...

Pet Sitter

My inspiration ...

everything

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Birthdays

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The other day I realized that it was exactly on month to my birthday. It was weird, it wasn't until I found out the date, one month before my birthday, that I even remembered that my birthday was coming up at all. People have always given me grief for saying this, but I really don't care about my birthday. When I was a kid, I did care, but birthdays were still not always that fun for me. I have a summer birthday, so no one remembers it, and even if they did, their families were usually away on vacation when my birthday rolled around. Even though, I did look forward to birthdays back then, ...

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