: About Me

 I am from the United States, happily married, and currently staying in Ankara, Turkey with my husband.

 I started writing again after a long hiatus because I have a little more time to write now. I love writing because it allows me to express the ideas developed during daydreams. I have a very vivid imagination, and I tend to get caught up in it. I do try to make use of this tendancy by writing about the ideas that I develop while I daydream. I am currently working on an idea for a novel, but in the mean-time I write articles for different websites and I teach English.

I write under the pen name Crimson Petal on different web sites as well. Some of the web sites that I write content for under Crimson Petal are Associated Content, Constant Content, Bukisa, eHow, and WEbook.

My passion is ...

My Family and Creating beautiful things, whether it be physical, literary, or musical.

I know too much about ...

All the different forms of art, and science.

My parents always told me ...

Get your head out of the coulds, focus on school, and don't be lazy? ^_^ Seriously, my Mom always said to focus on building a good future.

My childhood ambition ...

I had many, and I still do.

My favorite memory ...

How can I choose a favorite among many beautiful memories. I cherish them all.

Why I write ...

I write as a release, and an escape. I enjoy the ability to capture a world in my mind and create a way for others to travel there and experience the things I experience.

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

I am not currently reading or watching anything. I do, however, have a song stuck in my head and it is 'The Sea and the Rythme' by Iron and Wine, such a beautiful and inspiring song.

My first job ...

Babysitting, my mothers business, the job at the mall when I was a teenager or the restaurant job I did when I moved out on my own? I prefer not to think about my first job, but rather, my current career as a freelance writer, and English teacher.

My best moment ...

I could state a career here, but the fact is my best moments were delivering my two children, marrying my husband, and every moment afterwards.

My inspiration ...

God and everything beautiful in life that God created. No artist could capture even 1% of it's true beauty in a portrait. This is amazing.

Relationships & Family > Dating Commentary Are online daters real couples?

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I am disappointed that so many people could possibly believe online daters are not real couples. I have a very personal experience that has shown me how real it actually is.  I was one of those people who use to mock the couples that met through the Internet. I was a really big sceptic, and I believed at the time that anyone who connected online like that was delusional. We hear the rumors about it, and it seems almost unrealistic because how many people could actually be serious about someone they never met in person? Well, honestly the only difference between dat...

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