: About Me

I joined Helium as a beginning writer in January 2008. Please feel free to give me any feedback you may have.

My passion is ...

science, food, great books

I know too much about ...

diseases

My parents always told me ...

never burn bridges because one day you might have to cross over them again

My childhood ambition ...

become a comedian, or a doctor, or an astronaut, or a zoologist, or...

My favorite memory ...

bringing home my Boston terrier puppy, Einstein

Why I write ...

to finally get in touch with my creative side

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

Love in the Time of Cholera/Nip Tuck Season 4/Phantom of the Opera soundtrack

My first job ...

Wendy's

My best moment ...

realizing I was in love with my husband

My inspiration ...

my friends

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Early childhood memories

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My fondest childhood memories are of the endless summers I spent at Gramma and Poppa's house in central Oregon. Their home was one of the most exciting places for a city girl to be. Situated on five acres of land, there was plenty of room to let my imagination run wild while enjoying the dry, sunny weather and playing with the farm animals. Every summer I had the chore of feeding the chickens. The year I turned eight this chore was especially exciting; my grandparents let some of the hens actually hatch their eggs. I was fascinated by the chicks. They grew unbelievably fast and looked more...

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