“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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