Moira Darrell was born and lived in a small town in Saskatchewan; however, she now lives closer to the mountains in Alberta with her husband and kitty, Caylie Ceilidh Pretty Lady. Some family members are close by; others so far away that it brings tears to her eyes. Such is life. She has been a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a legal secretary (22 years), a school admin secretary (12 years), a poet, a hand-sculpting potter in many techniques, dabbled in drawing, painting, and she has her second level of Reiki. Moira is the author of MESSED-UP CHOICES and SELENA AND HER MYSTERIES. As a teenager, she loved writing in Composition class and has written several poems, some of which found themselves in her books. Moira is especially interested in the emotions of her characters, the friendships, the relationships, all influenced by people, events, and emotions in her own life. Not that any of these events necessarily happened to her, but the emotions still apply. She tends to get totally engrossed in the character's emotions as she writes and re-reads segments of her books. She laughs, feels sad, gets a tear in her eye, has anger at a deceit and delight in the happy parts of each book. These emotions and characters do grab her and pull her along with them. And this is what she wants to do with her readers. She wants her readers to be pulled along by her story and the people in her books.Moira Darrell writes about family drama / friendships / and relationships - throwing in as much humour as the story allows. She actually dislikes the word 'characters' because the people in her books become like friends to her. Didn't we all have imaginary friends when we were younger? Well, apparently, Moira Darrell still does. Moira loves nature and nurture, has had many pets - two closely resembling the animals in MESSED-UP CHOICES, and has loved them all. As she appears in "SELENA AND HER MYSTERIES", Moira currently does have a kitty named Caylie Ceilidh Pretty Lady - really. Her English Springer Spaniel, Snickers, now passed away, knew the hand commands described in SELENA AND HER MYSTERIES and now is part of her book, MESSED-UP CHOICES. Ringo, another English Springer Spaniel mentioned in MESSED-UP CHOICES, was her dog. He was a handful and a very overwhelming addition to her young family!!Moira has volunteered for various groups throughout her life, such as community associations, city zone board, a women's shelter, a housing project, pottery groups and a city arts' committee. She believes in giving to charity by time or donation if you are able.She attempts to live her life to the best of her ability. "Instead of worrying about what was or what might be, rejoice in what IS."
