Is It SquidRich or Waxing-Lyrical?

Originally from a small, country town in England called Godalming (pronounced God-all-ming), my life changed dramatically when I made the decision to be with the love of my life and move to the USA.

It was 2000 and giving up a 20+ year career and moving overseas was a daunting and scary prospect. Apart from what Bonnie, my future wife, had told me, I knew next to nothing about life in the States or what to expect. Luckily, I had a plan in place: I wanted to complete my education and try to obtain a degree. With my banking background and that degree, my hope was to be in a position to apply for a good job.

It was while at the University in Akron that I discovered my love for writing. As a teenager in England, writing and school were a chore. Later in life, and learning how better to express myself, it soon became a joy.

Although I opened a Squidoo account at the end of 2008, it wasn't until a year later that I really became involved.

There was one article I had always wanted to write, one that I never previously had the courage to put into words. A dark period in my life which seemed all too personal to lay bare online. But, with a lot of encouragement, I began putting my thoughts together and soon my first lens went live: Living With Leukemia.

I was touched and bowled over by the reaction to the lens. Not long after publication, I was astounded to learn that it had become Lens of the Day. This was my spur to carry on writing and hopefully earn a few dollars doing so.

With a love for popular music, especially music from the 1970s, Waxing-Lyrical was born and I have not looked back. Just to confuse matters, I'm SquidRich everywhere else, but I still like to wax lyrical if I can!