Featured Interview With Alice Lenkiewicz
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in Plymouth, Devon. I now live in Liverpool, Merseyside.
Yes, I have a small pet dog, relatively new to the family. He is very sweet. I have had dogs for many years. In October 2023, my dog Poppy of fourteen years passed away. It was a huge shock. They become so significant in our lives. I have actually been writing a book of letters to them called ‘Letters to the Dogs’ speaking to them and reflecting on our lives together. It has been very healing and therapeutic.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always enjoyed writing. At sixteen I wrote my first ever book. It was my 1981 Diary. I wrote inside it every day for that year. I wrote about my emotions and my adventures and my interests in music. I am actually in the process of publishing it all these years later. I am very excited.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
In the past I loved epic novels such as ‘Gone with the Wind’ and ‘Jane Eyre’. Later on, I enjoyed books by Toni Morrison and Isabelle Allende and later on still, I began to enjoy experimental Beat novels, surrealist books as well as poetry.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is called ‘Shadows and Fury’. I first wrote it in 1995 in Oxford. It was a strange time in my life. I was writing my emotions and feelings down as fairy tales and fables. They are imaginary and surrealist tales about life and dreams and are written from experience and the imagination. It is something a little different. I have illustrated each story. It is available on Barnes and Noble and Amazon as well as Lulu press bookstore.
The characters in the book are lost princesses and sad queens, rebellious brides and vagabond women off on their adventures who have romances or experiences, strange and bizarre occurrences. There are ship figureheads and witches hidden inside trees and flowers that talk and communicate as well as angels and animals. I mix up genres such as fairy tale with Punk, Cowboys and Mermaids, Bad women and gangsters. It’s a medley of my inspirations, kitchen sink drama, meets the postmodern and the gothic fairy tale.
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