Passionate Prose
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Writer, Teacher, Artist, Mother, Aspiring Storyteller, Volunteer, NASA Explorer School Parent Liaison, School Site Council VP, G.A.T.E. Parent Representative for Middle School, and Ninja Incognito |
| Location | Just South of Central, California, United States |
| Introduction | Hello and thanks for stopping by. I'm a writer, aspiring storyteller, a stay home mom who is seldom at home, domestic goddess (cough, cough) who loathes housework, a volunteer, and an advocate of children's health, education, and well being, environmental and otherwise. I am a clean air activist pursuing knowledge and action for renewable energies. The Comedic Contessa- frequently barefoot, not Italian, sometimes only funny looking. |
| Interests | My Family, Writing, Storytelling, Photography, Art, Camping, Hiking, Adventure, Travel, Acting in Community Theater, Learning, Science, Star Gazing, Volunteering, Research, Ecology, Education, Geo-caching, CLEAN AIR and WATER, Renewable energies, Advocate for immediate action in replacing oil dependency with clean-affordable-renewable fuel, Political reform, Educational reform, Global Natural Resource Management, Random Acts of Kindness |
| Favorite Movies | American Grafitti, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Second Hand Lions, Little Miss Sunshine, Jaws, Animal House, Pink Panther (the originals with Peter Sellers), Monty Python, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Right Stuff, Pirates of the Caribbean series, Harry Potter series, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Blazing Saddles, Airplane, The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, Forest Gump, Parenthood, Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Chronicles of Narnia, Caveman, The Gods Must be Crazy, Caddy Shack, Nacho Libre was so stupid it was hilarious, Shawshank Redemption, The Abyss, Braveheart |
| Favorite Music | Lots and varied. Rock, Classic Rock, Folk, Smooth Jazz, R&B, Classical, Soundscapes, Instrumental |
| Favorite Books | Too many to name them all. Station Shorts (an international collaboration benefiting charity), Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Invisible Man, Metzler's Cat, I love books and I love to listen to storytellers like Donald Davis, Bill Lepp, Niall de Burca, Poet -Glenis Redmond, and many other talented international storytellers. Recommendations for self help: Driven to Distraction - Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from: Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey, Getting the Love You Want from: Harville Hendrix, PhD, The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children by Steven W. Vannoy, Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is both enlightening and engaging., The Shining by Stephen King had to be one of the best page turners I have ever read., Kids Say the Darnedest Things by Art Linkletter, All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulgham, But I'll be Back Again by Cynthia Rylant. This book appeals to me on many levels. When I read it at Granny's house, where I had finally come back home to, I sat on the porch swing and cried because it brought me closer to many things I loved and lost as a child. We share family ties and childhood stomping grounds in the Appalachian Mountains. There is a similar life experience - except that she is a prolific - award winning and popular author -something I have yet to achieve. Cyndi is someone I have looked up to - admired and respected from the first time I met her. More books by Cynthia Rylant: Waiting to Waltz, The Van Gogh Café, A Blue Eyed Daisy, Missing May, When I was Young in the Mountains, Something Permanent, Henry and Mudge Easy Readers, Mr.Putter Easy Readers Series |
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