Location: Australia
Member Since: March 19, 2011
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Isabel Storey


Biography

Still stumbling around the web trying to construct a presentable platform on which to store whatever of my writing survives my severe self criticism. Always open to constructive suggestions. My long term aim is to have the best of my work floating around beyond my lifetime. Encouraging this conceit are a couple of events which lead me to believe I have something worth sharing. One of my poems was bracketed between Donne's "Ecstasy" and Blake's "Tyger". The BBC purchased 7 poems to be used within "PlaySchool" (at the time I was Isabel Reeves). I have 2 non-fiction works which have provided positive feedback from viewers. While some of this work was accessible through Esselerate and available for purchase, there were many downloads but no purchases.(DRM-ed - need I say more?)
I have no illusions. My work so far does not have any appeal for a wide audience. If you have any connection with the effects of asbestos, you may want to read "The Whens of Wittenoom." If you, or anyone close to you, has their life turned upside down due to the manic episodes inherent in bi-polar disorder, you may want to try reading "Life Before Lithium." Hard copies had been provided for review and the response was that it was a page turner and that folk were not able to put it down until sleep overtook at 3am. The publisher to whom I sent this MS was embarrassed by the need to advise that the reader appointed to assess my book had disappeared and taken the manuscript with her!
I am currently attempting a novel which I aim to include many of the insights gained during mania, illustrating that we all live a life worth reading and that to be mundane is, in itself, a source of wonder.

Where to find Isabel Storey online

Website: http://izathome2u.com
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://isabeldorastorey.blogspot.com

Books

Short Stories : A Small Collection    by Isabel Storey
Price: $2.99 USD. 13790 words. Published on April 9, 2011. Fiction.
Illustrating that no matter how I try to write prose, poetry keeps peeking through. These were fun to write and I hope you will find them fun to read.
The Whens of Wittenoom    by Isabel Storey
Price: $3.99 USD. 32720 words. Published on April 9, 2011. Nonfiction.
Chronology of the mining and use of blue asbestos from ancient to modern times with emphasis on the events at Wittenoom, Western Australia. This mining has resulted in WA having the highest rate of mesotelioma in the world. Includes comprehensive Bibliography.
Poetry    by Isabel Storey
Price: $2.99 USD. 5490 words. Published on April 9, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
This collection of poems are those which have survived many years of travel, change of computer system and my change of mind as to the poem as originally written. Audience reaction to some give me reason to believe some will be enjoyed for some time. Please enjoy.
Life Before Lithium    by Isabel Storey
Price: $4.99 USD. 116590 words. Published on April 4, 2011. Nonfiction.
From the comfort and safety of your chair, join the author as she dared to live her dreams travelling through the extremes of bipolarity. Witness the strategies she used to survive the consequences of putting one foot in front of the other while on a path she believes ordained by the Man Upstairs.

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