BOLDLY ASSUMING YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ME THAN YOU ALREADY KNOW

About Me (Nichola) 2026 Edition

Getting to know me for the very third time

I hope my writig doesn’t induce nausea. Photo by me.

G’day, mates. Seeing it’s January and all, I thought it an opportune time to update my “About Me” amusing musings.

My previous editions are out of date, and a lot has happened since then. I moved countries and got a haircut.

I had the brilliant idea to tell you a little about myself by being interviewed by the Internet’s most prolific writer. ChatGPT.

Chatty came up with some “thoughtfully crafted questions” (it’s words, not mine) that I’ll now attempt to answer.

What inspired you to start writing, and when did you realise it was more than just a hobby?

When I was a kid, I’d write these stories about a character named Jeff, this mopey hippie who wore flares and was passionate about poetry and gazing off into the distance. Think Neil from The Young Ones with a creative writing diploma.

I scribbled my Jeff stories on bits of paper and left them in strategic places around the old Scurry homestead. Family members found them and said they were amusing. Note: They said the…