dinamurphy

www.silverstarsandbaubles.weebly.com

I come from Durham, and lived there until I was eighteen. I then moved to a small town in North Yorkshire and ended up – through circumstance and luck – never leaving. I occasionally venture back up North, and feel as though I’ve left a very large part of my heart there.

Now I am nearly thirty, and live in a Victorian terrace with the love of my life and our daughter. I own thousands of books, three black cats and a secondhand dog called Jack. In my professional life, I manage a team of twenty staff who support people with learning disablities. In my private life, I daydream and often forget to pay bills.

I teach creative writing at a University. My favourite words are ‘bauble’, ‘purloin’ and ‘knave’. I love Shakespeare, and spent my formative years dreaming of being an RSC actress. My partner says I am ‘never happy’, and I don’t believe this is a compliment. I love Doctor Who, good escapist drama (not soaps), rain, moonstone, tea, silver, churches, Autumn, open fires, The Beatles, snow, glass beads, old books, Victoriana, clutter, chimneys, lipbalms, reading newspapers, ginger beer and emeralds. I spend too much time looking backwards. I am terrified of balloons and confrontation. I am fearful of underachievement.