: About Me

I'm a single Mum of a daughter and son.

I am recently divorced which is probably the reason why i turned to my true passion, that being writing. I have always dabbled in story and make believe writings. But never imagined I'd be able to support myself with my often quirky words. (not that I can yet!)

I work in IT which is pretty black and white and some may say logical and process driven, a far cry from the imagination that is released when I write.

I have spent the majority of my new "writing" life on a blogging site, but unlike those who prefer journal entries, I write many different genres as well as my own style of day to day living.

A friend invited me to come and write here at Helium.. One day I hope to show why he did that. But for now, I'm starting off slowly :)

My passion is ...

writing, photography

I know too much about ...

divorce, kids, single mother-hood

My parents always told me ...

It'll hurt less tomorrow

My childhood ambition ...

Hairdresser or Police Officer

My favorite memory ...

Christmas, every year

Why I write ...

To express myself, to share my words, and to escape

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

My i-Pod the songs are varied

My first job ...

Avon Lady & Basketball referee

My best moment ...

The birth of my children

My inspiration ...

Everyone and everything I come in contact with

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Wild fires in Australia 2009

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It was the end of an extremely hot week in Melbourne Australia and the start of an even hotter week-end. Temperatures had not been under 40C (104F) for seven days straight, and for the start of the week-end they were predicting 43C (109.4F) with strong southerly winds. It was going to be a scorcher no matter where you found yourself. I was planning on going horse riding at 10am at a Ranch in Rubicon which was 2 hours from my home. On hearing the latest weather conditions I called the Ranch to be told riding was cancelled for the day. I considered going up anyway to capture some photos of t...

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