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I have been writing stories since I could hold a pencil and by the time I was in Junior School I was writing copiously and sometimes almost legibly.

It was at this time that I had the difference between fiction and lies forcefully impressed upon me, after penning a long and entirely spurious account of my grandfather’s death and funeral.....

The teacher had permitted it as being good therapy for bereavement whereas in fact it was only a good excuse to get out of learning my multiplication tables (something I have never achieved).

Clearly I was forgiven. For for my next birthday I asked for a stack of writing paper and my parents obliged, it being more easily obtained and wrapped than a pony.

A BA in English and Drama at Birmingham University w
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Me? I'm a list-maker. Be it the week's menu, a shopping list or a to-do list, I have them all! Why? Mainly so that I don't forget stuff. I'm approaching that age when I can only keep so many things in my head. Also, for the satisfaction of ticking things off. Nothing gives a great sense of achievement than, at the end of the day, seeing all my chores completed. I've recently discovered there's ano Read more of this blog post »
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