“FABULOUS” Stories and Poems
“HAVE FUN, FEEL FIT, BE FABULOUS … I wanted to take pole-dancing out of the gutter, so to speak, and demonstrate that it could have a use in woman’s lives as a tool for raising self confidence, empowering and liberating them; not only that but allowing them to celebrate their femininity and their sensuality and their sexuality … I’ve always been fairly confident about my sexuality, that’s my perception of myself. I love men, but I certainly wouldn’t want to be a bloke”
“QUEEN OF THE ROAD … I’m sure I’m the oldest lady trucker driving these 44 ton lorries. I’ll be 72 in September, but they’ve not got me in the guiness book of records yet … It had always been my ambition to drive a big articulated truck on the M1. At 52, not many people are going for their class 1 HGV license … People say you must be very brave to be doing a job like this, but it’s just having confidence”
“LIBBY THROUGH THE WARDROBE … All my life I’d thought I’d go to Africa and work with orphans. I thought once I’d arrived I’d feel like I’d come home and it would all be wonderful, but it wasn’t at all, it was really hard … It’s like walking through the wardrobe, as though I have two very worlds that I live in. When I’m in Burundi, that’s where I am, that’s where I live: bet when I’m here, in Newhall, I live here and don’t feel tremendously guilty about being able to eat nice food and do normal things”
“THE DINNER PARTY … I’m throwing one of my dinner parties: but this one’s a bit special. I have a huge dining-room, off the kitchen, with an 8 foot banquetting table so a lot of people can sit around. I love a table full of interesting people, good food and wine and great converstation … I always wanted to be a chef. When i was a child I’d pretend I was a celebraty chef on the telly, showing people how to make shortbread biscuits”
