: About Me

The name I write under is Isabella Pastora, a combination of my late cat and grandmother. I am 28 years old and I was born and raised in Southern California where I still reside. I love reading and writing and The Simpsons. I've been terribly obsessed with The Simpsons since it was on the Tracey Ulman Show. I also love words, especially obscure ones and phrases from the 20's and 30's. I currently work in a special education school as an office technician, which allows me to not only help children, but it satisfies my love of office supplies. I am afraid of flying, spiders and the walking undead. I'm currently attending college for a degree in business management, but my love of WWII history may sway me to switch to a degree in military history. I hope that my love of both reading and writing translates well on this fine site.

My passion is ...

words, words, words.

I know too much about ...

the simpsons!

My parents always told me ...

to pay attention and focus.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be an actor.

My favorite memory ...

is when I dislocated my arm as a child. It was very exciting.

Why I write ...

I write to use all the words no one ever uses but I took the time to learn.

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

At this moment I am watching 'Eureka.'

My first job ...

was in a movie theater. Loved the free popcorn!

My best moment ...

I have yet to weigh all the pros and cons of what a "best moment" might entail for me.

My inspiration ...

I am inspired by my sister, not to do anything, per se, but I do admire her so.

Arts & Humanities > Origins & Firsts in History First novel ever written with a typewriter

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While it is nearly impossible to say what the first novel ever written, or rather typed on a typewriter was, it is commonly believed that Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain, was the first author to submit a typewritten manuscript to a publisher. It is also widely accepted that his typewritten submission is the first of its kind to be published. By his own accounts, Mark Twain admitted that he did not actually do the typing himself, but rather hired someone to type it for him. In his unpublished autobiography, the famous American author stated he believed he was the fi...

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