Writer, EFL teacher, trainer, and translator, I was born in Tanzania, have lived in a dozen countries over three continents, and describe myself as an ‘expatriate sin patria’. Wherever I go I make it my business to learn the language, get to know the local people and customs, and discover the country’s remotest corners. I became interested in writing in mid-2006, did a short Open University creative writing course and a Writers’ Bureau course, and began getting articles published in 2007.

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Up at 8.30, in time to be at the pool at 9.00, which is opening time. Ambient temperature has plummeted from 27 degrees to 10, and a fierce wind is blowing.

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Writing inspiration isn't there at the moment, so I plan to show you a photo a day for a few days. This 'still life' is from our summer holiday in Donegal.

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