Mckbirdbks Interviews Hyphenbird
A mother, writer, and much-beloved Hubber reveals more about her HubPages experience
First thank you for this opportunity to interview you. Please tell us about Hyphenbird.
Behind the bird is a lady who is getting ready to turn 56 years old and is more active than ever before. My days are filled with my eight year old son, writing, and volunteering in my community. I have lived in many areas while working in various fields (see the Princess Hyphenbird Hub). I finally came to North Carolina to spend time with my father before his death and seem to have put down roots. My small family is tolerant of my writing and allows me to live here as long as I cook occasionally. A favorite activity is hiking to the many waterfalls in the area and I like to cross stitch for relaxation. I live a simple and simply lovely life.
Other writers have been asked how they arrived at Hubpages. Would you tell us about how you came to write here?
That is a great question. Having written for most of my life, I was seeking a venue to showcase my work and earn income at the same time. While searching I found HubPages and spent a few days reading many Hubs and checking out Hubbers' profiles for a few days and knew this place was a home where I could pull up a chair to read and write for a long, long time.
What have you discovered about yourself as a writer since joining HubPages?
I have learned that people really DO want to read my creations and that I have a lot to share that can be inspirational or entertaining. I have also learned that I can share my life experience through my stories and poetry when I have always been too shy to speak about it face to face with people.
You write about a wide variety of topics. Tell us about which Hub or topic is your favorite.
My personal favorite Hub that I have written is about Rizpah, The Woman Whose Grief Touched the Heart of a King. The love, loyalty and sacrifice that she showed make me want to be a better person and help me to know that a regular person can be courageous. And I see from her that one person can open the eyes and heart of powerful people and change the world, bringing justice to those who were denied it.
My favorite topic is a difficult one to pin down. My mind is all over the place and I truly love to write-and read-about anything at all. However I must choose Creative Fiction. As a Christian and an honest person I am like George Washington and cannot tell a lie. And that is the truth! Creative Fiction allows me to exaggerate, expand and push the envelope of truth. A story may contain ten percent fact and ninety percent imagination.
Your profile page tells us of your love of photography. Please tell us about that.
Since I received my first camera, I loved seeing how a moment could be retained for a lifetime; a smile, a tear or an emotion etched in stillness for future generations. Photography is a venue that allows this to be accomplished with a minimum of time and effort. I love to capture the interesting part of a scene whether that is nature, a person, animal or whatever and bring it out. For example, one can take a picture of a tree and direct attention to the robin’s nest on a branch. There are always more layers to life than we see. Photography allows one to peel back the layers and magnify what is between them.
This question was asked of me, I appreciated having the focus diverted from me, so I relay it here, word for word. Is there a special Hub you will always remember? It could be yours or a fellow Hubbers. What made it special for you?
There are a thousand Hubs that I shall never forget. One that stays fresh is by Bumpsysmum. It is called
The Sun Came Out Today. She has been battling cancer and began chemo treatments. Then that expected and dreaded day arrived when her hair fell out. She wrote this poem and her attitude is so bright that it shall never fade from my memory and I will strive to live up to her example should I have a similar challenge to overcome.
If you could interview a famous and established writer for HubPages, who would it be and why? Oh my! How can I choose? Since you didn’t specify living or dead I choose C.S. Lewis. His imagination knew no bounds and he wrote with great word choices and decency. He was an amazing storyteller and a man of integrity and loyalty.
I am sure I overlooked something that you feel is important to complete this snapshot of Hyphenbird. Please fill in the blank.
The foundation of my life is love for my fellow humans. I believe love must be the central operating force in one’s life. If we love every person we encounter, we shall ourselves live in peace, harmony and achieve great success.
That’s all Folks……
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