I gave a talk recently where I was asked, ‘When did you start writing stories’?

As luck would have it, I have recently been clearing out my loft (before the roof falls in) and found this- written as we do when we start writing- in pencil, in between lines, with my teacher’s admonishing marks where my letters haven’t quite reached the desired height.

I think you’ll see from this that not only was my imagination flexing, but my love of fashion was already firmly established.

I give you, Susan Stephens way back when.

Long, long ago there dwelt a witch in a thick wood.
This witch did not have a black hat and a black frock. Oh, no!
She had lots and lots of frocks; pink frocks, red frocks, and frocks of gold.
She dwelt in a grand hall, and she was good to look upon.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone,

Sxx