Some of you may be wondering why there is usually an old blue electric typewriter on my Facebook banner that is being decorated with the seasonal theme. This blue typewriter is very sentimental to me and serves as a reminder of how far I have come as a writer.
When I first began school at Grant MacEwan University, I did not own a computer. I handed my first essay in as a hand written essay. My professor, asked me what it was. I joyfully announced it was my essay. He accepted it, but informed me the next essay would have to be in type form.
Being a single mom of two young children and pregnant, money was tight. There was no way I could go out and purchase a computer. So I waddled down to Value Village and like a miracle, there was this electric blue typewriter sitting there waiting for me. And the best part was it only cost me $10.
Being dyslexic, you can imagine the amount of white out I had to use. LOL. I remember late at night, once the children were asleep, I would start it up and it would hum. I'd give it a hug for good luck every time before using it. I eventually did get a computer, but I kept Old Lucky Blue close at hand. Funny how random things can become such a big part of your life.
