[ FF ] Can you tell your life story in just 200 words ?

Born. To begin, isolation. Consciousness started in the death of a brother. Ireland, by the coast. Years of parental distance. “ Why can ’ t I understand? ”, “ What is going on? ”. Low self esteem. Fascination with Animal Planet. That oddball child! Now movement, England. Affluence, Parents climbing social and housing ladders. Private education. Mother, distant. Father, equally so. Good hard working folk. “ I have it better then other people! ”. “ You better show me some respect! ”. Awkwardness, my chrysalis. Comedy, my transformation. Not to butterfly, but venomous beetle. Hardened, spiteful towards others. Now the upper hand was mine. Slowly, with age came empathy. Acting! Finally a passion, a skill, a talent! Understanding. Parents divorce. My dad is a cunt. I hate my mum. Not surprised. GCSE ’ s, A Levels, University. Changed course four times. Searching, desperately for… Don ’ t know. Stoner, apathy to everything. Inhalation, elation, stagnation, aberration. Then suddenly, LSD. Personal spiritual epiphany. Comfort in meaninglessness. I am the writer, the creator! These are my images! This is my story and like a churning forge I will direct my path. I ’ ve left uni. Now at home. I want a quieter life. My dads not that bad. I love my mum. I like to read. 20.
