Location: Canada
Member Since:
March 09, 2012
Carolyn Steele
Biography
Carolyn Steele was a psychologist, a paramedic, a proof reader and several other things, not all of them beginning with P. A trucker, for example. She began writing the day she decided to try and see the world...doing both just to find out if she could. It made a change from teaching CPR to nightclub bouncers and designing wedding cakes. When excerpts from her first travelogue were published by the Rough Guides she decided to keep on doing both.
Carolyn maintained that she was either multi-faceted or easily bored, depending on who was enquiring. Born and bred in London, England, Carolyn became a Canadian citizen and lived in Kitchener, Ontario until her passing in November of 2020. She was only 63, and is dearly missed by her son, Benjamin, his wife, Deana, and their two daughters, who Carolyn would be very proud of. Her partner and editor, Kenneth Chadwick, passed in April of 2023. Carolyn's family will be eternally grateful for his love and loyalty.
Shortly before her passing, Carolyn finished the final book of her "Queenie trilogy" -- a delightful speculative fiction series about a silly old gal who "can't do nufin'" accidentally becoming England's head of state.
The Armchair Emigration series was to comprise three books, Carolyn would call it a trilogy, except that sounds a bit serious. The first two books, "A Year On Planet Alzheimer And A Little Longer In Canada" and "Trucking In English" follow two of her biggest adventures. She never did work out how to write the third book.
Following completing the Queenie trilogy, Carolyn was considering writing two children's books and something serious to do with grief, loss and anger.
Her son might pick that last one up in her stead.
Carolyn maintained that she was either multi-faceted or easily bored, depending on who was enquiring. Born and bred in London, England, Carolyn became a Canadian citizen and lived in Kitchener, Ontario until her passing in November of 2020. She was only 63, and is dearly missed by her son, Benjamin, his wife, Deana, and their two daughters, who Carolyn would be very proud of. Her partner and editor, Kenneth Chadwick, passed in April of 2023. Carolyn's family will be eternally grateful for his love and loyalty.
Shortly before her passing, Carolyn finished the final book of her "Queenie trilogy" -- a delightful speculative fiction series about a silly old gal who "can't do nufin'" accidentally becoming England's head of state.
The Armchair Emigration series was to comprise three books, Carolyn would call it a trilogy, except that sounds a bit serious. The first two books, "A Year On Planet Alzheimer And A Little Longer In Canada" and "Trucking In English" follow two of her biggest adventures. She never did work out how to write the third book.
Following completing the Queenie trilogy, Carolyn was considering writing two children's books and something serious to do with grief, loss and anger.
Her son might pick that last one up in her stead.
Where to find Carolyn Steele online
Website: http://carolynsteele.ca
Twitter: @Trucking_Lady
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://truckingtales.com
Twitter: @Trucking_Lady
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://truckingtales.com
Where to buy in print
Books
House of Queenie
by Carolyn Steele
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 94,030.
Language:
English.
Published: May 7, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Political
Year three of Queenie's rollercoaster ride as head of state and there can't be much left go wrong.
Floreat Queenie
by Carolyn Steele
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 93,050.
Language:
English.
Published: March 10, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Political
The citizen government just about survived their first year, and now they think they've got the hang of things. But life will get dangerous pretty soon.
Queenie's Teapot
by Carolyn Steele
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 103,310.
Language:
British English.
Published: December 17, 2017
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Categories:
Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Political
Political satire for the post-democracy age. Why can't ordinary people run governments? Could things get any worse?