@Anneli Strand hi Anneli, I'm currently a security guard too, and I completely relate to what you say about writing being a great way to cope with life and its many challenges. Glad to have you here and looking forward to reading your poetry.

@Grace Wells welcome to the forum and I can't wait to read some of your work. My wife really wants goats (& pigs), and I keep having to tell her that our house just isn't big enough. I still keep expecting to come home one day and find a goat just wandering through the living room. Anyway, always glad to hear that someone is a fellow animal lover and I look forward to reading some of your poetry.

@Zoya hi Zoya, sounds like you've definitely found the right place to share your work without judgement to some likeminded people. Glad to hear that you're looking to publish your work soon and I'll definitely look forward to reading some of your poetry.

@Benicio Isandro hi Beni, great intro and I'm still a huge fan of Roald Dahl and Shel Silverstein myself, so I'll really look forward to reading your work. Sounds like we have similar tastes in general. Glad to have you here. 😊👍

Hi, I'm Nathan from Greater Manchester, UK. I've been writing poetry and short stories for most of my life, and had about four years of experience writing articles and reviews for various websites and an online magazine (mainly about pro wrestling, but also covering topics as diverse as wine pairings and human saliva). I then decided to give up on journalism to concentrate on creative writing. I released my first book of poetry (Immortalised In Ink - under the name NP Hunt) in October 2020, and am currently working on far too many projects at once! 😆 I am really excited to be part of this community and hope to learn and to help others to grow.