ABOUT ME (Professionally):

I am a 50-something world traveler, writer, digital camera teacher, and photographer. I am a regular contributor to our province's two senior newspapers.

I have been a writer/reporter/journalist for most of my life; I recently became a travel advice bloggist, too.

http://blog.picajet.com

I have returned to finishing my apocalyptic adventure novel which has been sitting on the back-burner for far too long.

An English professor once told me that we (every one of us) has one great novel inside us. I believed him. So, it's time to finish wrenching this book out of my soul, word by word, paragraph by paragraph, and tear by salty tear.

ABOUT ME (Personally):

I am desperately in love with my husband, David, of 20 years. And I dearly love my grandchildren.

I love New York City, too, almost as much as the aforementioned humans. But alas, Melbourne, Australia has bewitched me and I fear my affections have swayed. Read that account here:

http://blog.picajet.com/2008/01/30/how-melbourne-australia-t urned-me-into-an-unfaithful-lover/

I am semi-retired, but I have never been busier. I have done everything from being a rock and roll reporter to a private investigator. I have driven a milk truck and I have written and produced murder mystery theater.

I get bored easily and I hate liars. I love candid people and will spend time with almost anyone, especially strangers. I have chatted with the Mafia as easily as I chat with foreign children. I don't care who you are; as long as you are interested in sharing a part of yourself (in a captivating fashion), I will be an avid listener. So far, very few people in my travels, have disappointed me.

I design jewelery as a serious hobby, and I maintain an active web site: http://www.visualsbysheree.com. I am self-taught in most areas including digital photography and web design.

I have been an entrepreneur my whole life and I stand firmly on a work ethic of "give it all you've got, no matter how much it hurts."

shereezielke(at)interbaun.com (The @ is spelled out to foil the spam bots.)

Please write me with any questions. I answer all my emails.

Cheers,
Sheree

My passion is ...

Travel & Writing & Photography

I know too much about ...

Nothing! One can never know too much.

My parents always told me ...

Don't know. I never listened to much of what my parents said.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a lawyer.

My favorite memory ...

Hearing my name and story chosen on a CBC radio writing program when I was 8.

Why I write ...

Because I'd die a slow painful death if I didn't write.

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

Photography mags, Heroes, Lost, Amazing Race, Golden Oldies

My first job ...

Teller in a Credit Union

My best moment ...

I don't have a best moment; I have many better moments though.

My inspiration ...

God and His creation

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