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From
Folklore to Fantasy
 No
wonder I love fantasy! I grew up in the land of leprechauns and
fairy forts hearing tales of giants crossing causeways and a mythical
place where nobody grows old (called Tir na n’Og).
I
was born and raised in rural Ireland and spent
most of my
childhood in a small village in Co.
Cork. We didn’t exactly tell stories around the
fireplace. I’m not that
old ;-)! But our television set offered only
two channels and there was no such thing as local entertainment, at
least not for kids. So we made our own.
When
I wasn’t buried in a book (usually one by Enid
Blyton, CS
Lewis or Roald
Dahl though I'd read anything I could get
my hands on!), I was making up stories in my head. Sometimes I wrote
them down. Other times I just imagined them into life in the forest
that ran next to my house or one of the endless green fields around it.
I have so many memories of lying in waist-high grass watching the
clouds pass overhead and dreaming of how things might be.
My home in Co. Cork, Ireland
I
grew up of course (to some extent anyway!), went away to university,
got my journalism degree and travelled the world. But I never grew out
of my love of stories, most of all fantasy. Now I live in Los Angeles, California, and
write for a living.
My dream is to publish my fantasy novel and to keep
expanding this web site to give fantasy fans everywhere a home on the
world wide web.
I
love…
FANTASY!
Yes you already know that. Also writing and talking and
laughing and just life in general really.
I
hate…
Ignorance.
A witch – a real one and not the kind that flies on
a broomstick – told me there’s only one sin in the world and that’s
ignorance. It’s at the root of all evil.
 I
believe…
We
know only a tiny fraction of what there is to know.
Our
imagination is our only means of exploring the scope of the
universe.
Our
fantasy is someone’s reality.
Our
reality is someone’s fantasy.
Everything
possible exists.
Now you know me, I would love to get to know you too. Use this contact form to drop
me a line anytime. And if you like my site, it would be awesome if you
would take a minute to read
this page and help spread the word to other fantasy fans.
Thanking you!
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