Ever since I knew I would write—and way before, when I began to write—writing has been an absolute. Absolute in that it is extremely difficult for me to imagine myself without the written word. Writing is not simply an expression, but is what keeps me in life. I cannot go as far to say writing is life for I could exist without it; but I do not want to.
Descriptedlines is a place for me to publish: a solution to my paper problem. Most pieces tend to musing, literary or whatever, while others are “Reading Notes,” my version of the Book Review.
Me
I’m Amber Ruth Paulen, grown on a farm in Howard City, Michigan. I left the USA on a one-way ticket when I was twenty-two. Between then and now I have lived mostly in Europe and a few years back in the States, travelling whenever I can. I have lived in Italy, outside and in Rome, for about five years now, with the talented Simon Griffee. During this time I have finished my first manuscript, The Body’s Long Madness and am seeking publication.
and…
Certain writers’ works are sown into my life’s fabric: Henry Miller, Simone de Beauvoir’s autobiography The Prime of Life, DH Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover and more recently I’m inspired by books set in the city of Rome.
Thank you for reading and reading
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Amber