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1. The death of my father.
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I guess there are many people in the world nursing a book they have written, or want to write, because I’m often asked if I can help by illustrating them, or getting them published.  I very rarely work with authors directly, but the boom in digital books is changing all that and I am more inclined to keep an open mind. As a writer...

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2. Growing pains and raging hormones
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   Growing up, I was always looking for the magic pen and  perfect paper to create the masterpiece that would make me a published artist. Here I am decades later, having published hundreds of books and greetings cards, and most recently having launched my own e-book company, Breadcrumb Books. I guess you could say I’ve been a success, but I’m still looking for that perfect...

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3. Art teachers.
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3. Art teachers.

Jul 31, 2014 by

  It was my art teachers who, on seeing this poor shy little kid, helped me pave the way to where I am today. But much to their dismay I transferred to third year ‘Mary Baker’ cookery classes thinking of muffins instead of art, I decided to be a chef, so avoiding that thick gooey stuff they called paint, and brushes that I later used...

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4. The step father
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My step father, who had become my arch enemy since my mother remarried, told me he could bend six inch nails in his teeth, and showed me that life could be a bitch, and to make it you had to have a ‘real’ job, not some fancy art college, and so for the first fifteen years of my working history, I built places and stuck pipes together, sidetracking...

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5, Normal life
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5, Normal life

Jul 31, 2014 by

Having two kids and my first house purchase, I settled down to normal life, washing my car and mowing the lawn each Sunday.  Boredom set in and I started brewing wine, playing pool and  lusting after loose women. Being showed the error of my ways by a friend who thought I was in need of psychological intervention,  I joined a local cult to gain stability and...

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