Bio
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@LaylaMessner: Writer of books about love that outlasts everything. M.A. in writing from Goddard College. Hang my hats in Canmore, Alberta.
Bio, extended version…
I was Born in Kathmandu, Nepal while my father, Reinhold Messner, was on expedition there. My mom, Nena Holguin, raised me in the Canadian Rockies. She worked as a backcountry ranger in Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park, and there I spent the winters before I started school, enjoying the aurora borealis, the scent of snow-laden spruce, and the sound of silence.
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I attended school in Canmore, Alberta, where I excelled at English, Drama, Math, and Science. Gym and music? Not so much. My post-secondary education began in the Film department at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and finished with an Individualized M.A. in “Women, Writing, and Somatics” from Goddard College in Plainfield, VT.
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In 2009, goaded by a particularly disturbing dream, I dropped out of a PhD in Depth Psychology to move back to my hometown and write.
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Oh, and that’s my dog, Oscar. I <3 him.
10 fun facts…
One. On a plane: 42 times before I turned 2 Two. Favorite food: pizza Three. Oscar’s favorite food: cheese Four. Perfume: The Sea Foams Blood by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Five. Patron goddess: Pele Six. Favorite novel: Forbidden, by Tabitha Suzum Seven. Favorite authors: Stacia Kane & Caitlin Kittredge Eight. Favorite movie franchise: Fast & Furious Nine. Best non-story-related pastime: Dancing. Ten. Birthday: September 6
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Photos Copyright 2009, 2010 Láyla Messner. All rights reserved. (Pic of Osc by me. Pic of me by Shinobi.)
