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Political Leaning: Liberal
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Name: Elizabeth Shipley (wish I was a Freya)
Occupation: Freelance writer & editor
Education: Post Grad
More about Me: I'm a freelance writer and editor in Santa Cruz, California. My topic specialties include health and medicine, psychology, nature and environmental issues, humor, and history. I've recently completed a middle grade gothic adventure novel for young readers entitled (at the moment) The Haunted Uncle. I have a chequered past in classical theatre, and I'm a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. I've performed, directed, and taught widely in the US and in Britain.
Favorite Music: David Bowie, Frédéric Chopin, British Sea Power, Richard Wagner, the Tiger Lillies, Joy Division, Renaissance dance tunes, Ute Lemper, Der Palast Orchester, Sigur Rós, Kurt Weill ...
Favorite Books and Writers: Affinity, The Vizard Mask, The Meaning of Night, The Art of Coarse Acting, Edward Gorey, Sarah Caudwell, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Mountain, Sherlock Holmes, Saki, A Drowned Maiden's Hair, The Young Visiters, Charles II: King of England Ireland and Scotland, Stations of the Sun, the Tales of the City series, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, P.G. Wodehouse, Kate Atkinson, E. F. Benson, Coraline, Harriet the Spy, The Hours...
I can't live without: Love. Connection. The English language. Furry animals.
I am most proud of: The loves I've loved...the adventures I've had...graduating from LAMDA...finishing a whole draft.
I am most guilty of: I don't believe in guilt (or shame, for that matter.)
Words I live by: "Any experiment of interest in life will be carried out at your own expense."
-John Wilmot in 'The Libertine' by Stephen Jeffreys
"...chaining yourself to a condemned building to defend the right of the insane to put on shows that no one will ever see."
-Slings & Arrows season 1 episode 1
The world would be a better place, if only: If only compassion and humor never failed, and every animal was cherished.<3
Homepage URL: elizabeth@elizabethshipley.com
Profession: Writer, copy editrix
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