Elle
Bio
I write about lots of different subjects but I am drawn to fiction and many of my stories, even though they are fiction, have elements of my own life woven into them. I want to be able to touch a reader's emotions. Practice!
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Phobia
I don’t have the usual phobias that you hear about like arachnophobia or agoraphobia. Most people understand these phobias but Ornithophobia being a bird phobia is hard for people to understand. I had nightmares from time to time when I was a child where I was being attacked by all kinds of birds. They swooped down, surrounding me, pecking me, battering me with their wings all the while their loud, piercing cries deafening my ears. In the dream, I threw myself to the ground and the birds covered me, peck, peck, pecking with their strong sharp beaks, beating me with their wings. When I would manage to get to my feet and run, there would be birds coming at me from the sky, attacking my face and head making terrible, screeching cries. I would wake in a lather of perspiration, waving my arms about to defend myself. Yes, it is hard to imagine being terrified to hold a little canary or have a small wren sit on your hand, but unfortunately, that was my weird phobia.
By Elle 4 years ago in Confessions
Office Bully
The Office Bully I admit I was proud of myself when I was successful in securing a position in a large organization that had branches here and also overseas. It had been a challenging and fairly nerve-racking interview process. The position was on the front desk, managing a very busy switchboard, organizing travel for the executives and salespeople and attending to the incoming mail. I had always worked in front desk and receptionist positions as this work came naturally to me as I found communicating and relating to other people easy.
By Elle 4 years ago in Confessions
My Venture Into E.Commerce.
The following is about my attempt to set up an e.commerce business. I decided to write this short article so that other people who are thinking about an online store will be aware of some of the difficulties that can be encountered. I decided to research the possibility of starting up a store so I listened to lots of videos on YouTube from people, some claiming to have become multi-millionaires selling online as well as other people who just offered suggestions. I am not easily swayed by hype, but I listened to some of the overly enthusiastic rags to riches stories and their suggestions on how everyone else could do the same. Most of the time I found these people very annoying and could not listen to their videos right through. They had slick hairstyles and were photographed with swanky cars, but anyone can create an image. I am sure that there are some who have become very successful but I did not have this expectation. I just wanted a bit of extra money coming into my bank account.
By Elle 4 years ago in Motivation
