I love to read, well to be honest love doesn't really cover it. Obsessed might be a better way of describing it. By the time I had finished primary school I had read all the classics from both the school and local library, I really should read them again it's been so long.
By high school my focus was more on science fiction, Arthur Clarke and Robert Heinlein etc. My stepfather was also an avid reader, with a shed of books in the backyard. Unfortunately the roof got damaged an all the books were damaged so he had to get rid of them. Before that though I read all of the E. E. "Doc" Smith books, I wish I had a photo of what my room looked like at the time. There were stacks of books everywhere.
Towards the end of high school I was into mainly fantasy, Piers Anthony and Anne McCaffrey being two of my favourites. (I am currently trying to find a copy of Piers Anthonys Incarnations Of Immortality series but all I can find are audio books.).
As well as reading I use to write, constantly, I am embarassed to say that I wrote my first (and only) play hile in primary school. Its hidden deep in the depths of my filing cabinet. As I got older I wrote less, during university I juggled study with a part time job so there was not much time left over. I still read though.
When I started working I didn't even get to read much. Shiftwork tends to exhaust you (especially multiple nightshifts and overtime).
Now things have changed again. I'm only part time at work as I have a 4yr old son at home. This has given me more 'spare' time so too speak. And next year he will be starting preschool. So I am planning on catching up on all the reading on my reading list. Its a very long list.
PS the above image comes from Kandace Hansen (kandacehansen97) on pinterest. For some reason I could not get blogger to let me do a 'source' link.
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