I do not do much academic reading. I read more novels then anything else, but I try to make myself read a biography every now and again. I usually end up liking the biography after I finish it, but sometimes they just seem so dry.
Anyway, literature for me has always been about reading and never about writing. Putting words on a page, or even online like now is a bit painful for me. I never know exactly what to say or how to word it. This is especially the case if I am having to come up with something from nothing. Then I could sit for hours just staring at a blank screen.
So last but not least, this is me, with my beautiful niece, Annalyse. She's practically attached to my hip when I'm home for the summer, and I love her to death.