Thursday, 23 October 2014

Introducing Me


“I like words.  I like fat, buttery words … solemn, angular, creaky words … suave ‘V’ words … I like crunchy, brittle, crackly words … sullen, crabbed, scowling words … I like elegant, flowery words ... [and] sniggly, chuckling words … May I have a few with you?”
(Robert Pirosh) 

Since childhood, I have been fascinated by words – their shape, their sound, their meaning, their origin, their beauty – and so I have always thrown myself into books.  I am excited by their possibilities.  I am charmed by their ability to jump through time or across borders.  I love the physical feel of a book, even the smell of the paper. 

It seemed an obvious choice then to study for a BA in English with Creative Writing (1st class honours), followed by an MA in Creative Writing (distinction), and now for a PGCE PCET. 

When I am not reading or writing, I love to ski, to draw, to play music, to watch tennis, and to ride horses.  I live with two pretty gangster cats called Matt and Louie.  Here they are, proving themselves to be ruthless killers:





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