@Yowwa: War Veteran turned Wordsmith

Ladies and gentlemen,

We’re pleased to report that yet another Proser has joined the top ranks on our literary Leaderboard.

Between the hours of 10 and 11 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time, Yowwa was dubbed a Wordsmith. How did he react? He was gracious enough to tell us in his own words.

Please read on for details…

“Wordsmith came out of nowhere as I’d just loaded up for a read and there she was. I’m a bit choked because I’m not a writer at all, or a poet, I just like to dabble and it gives me enormous pleasure to find that sometimes people like it. @Beth told me about Prose so I thought I’d give it a go. Glad I did, to be honest, as I love it so much.”

@Yowwa THEN:

What was life like before Prose?

“I’m from Liverpool, born in the summer of 1952 and if I had a time machine I’d head straight back. People were somehow nicer then, and politicians were respected. I don’t like today’s world, all razzmatazz and bada bing.

“They used to joke when I left school that I was so good at art and English that I’d land a job painting letters.

“I spent 15 years in the military after I left school and achieved the rank of Sergeant, I don’t know what that equates to over in the states but, having been there, I respect rank and authority. The military teaches you that.

“After I left the Army I was hoping to be an illustrator or cartoonist as I have a knack for drawing. Drawing is like writing insofar as you need inspiration for both skills, and they both improve the more you stick at them.

“Currently, I work at night in a hotel once owned by famed children’s author, Beatrix Potter, and the history of the place along with her achievements through writing does inspire me.”

“Writing started out just as a bit of fun.

“I’ve been some three years writing now. Opuss, my very first writing community, sort of brought it out of me and I had a happy time there.

@Yowwa NOW:

How do you fit writing into your daily routine?

“On my break I’m on Prose. Hell with it...I’m on Prose every time the wifi allows. I love it. I love what Prose stands for and I love the guys who form the community.”

Once again, @Yowwa, congratulations on this remarkable achievement. We’d like to recognize you for your efforts here, including the subtle steps, large and small, that you’re always taking to make the newcomers feel welcome.

It’s writers like you that solidify the foundation of Prose. We couldn’t be more proud!