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Howdy yourself! Hi neighbor! Ok, so I'm not in OH, but am close, maybe, in western PA.
I'm not a teacher, well...not exactly...unless you count a mother as a teacher which is what they are because that's where the love starts. I've had some great teachers in my life, some of which spoke so eloquently and vividly I didn't need many notes to remember their lectures. One of my best friends is a former English professor and a fan, lol. She and her husband, the dean of the English Department at the local college retired years ago and travel extensively.
I started writing as a teenager. Mostly angst, some pretty good, most of it...well, I tried, lol. Life got in the way and it wasn't until I entered college, in my 30s, that I started writing again and was told I had real talent. After reading an established author's book, I decided to write a novel because I knew I could do better. After four pages and two chapters, lol, it stayed on a floppy brought out now and then to edit.
Again, life interfered and I didn't write again for years. After a life changing diagnosis, I started writing poetry again and found the voice I thought lost long ago. I've been writing since.
There are so many talented writers on this site. Sometimes I sit in awe as I read the raw emotions radiating from their words and wonder if my poetry will ever be as good as theirs. I've been writing more prose than poetry but still get inspired now and then.
Welcome to the site. I'm looking forward to reading your work.
Gail
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