Lisa Timpf

One Man's Trash, poem, Issue 41, December 15, 2017

Fidelis Reinvented, poem, Issue 43, June 2018

Gone, fiction, Issue 44, September 15, 2018

What Really Happened, poem, Issue 44, September 15, 2018

No Fairy Tale World, poem, Issue 47, June 15, 2019

From Cat to Fiddle, poem, Issue 48, September 2019

Canem Roboto, poem, Issue 55, June 2021

Lisa Timpf is a retired HR and communications professional who lives in Simcoe, Ontario. Her writing has been published in a variety of venues, including Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Very Good, Very Bad Dog as well as New Myths, Third Flatiron, Thema, and an anthology entitled Dogs of War. Lisa enjoys bird-watching, organic gardening, and golfing. The antics of her Border Collie, Emma, have provided inspiration for several of her stories. Read more of her work at lisatimpf.blogspot.com. You can also find her on Goodreads.

Get to know Lisa...

Birthday? February 1

When did you start writing? I have always enjoyed writing, starting from writing longer-than-necessary sentences for spelling assignments in grade school. I wrote for student newspapers in grade school, high school, and university, and also had a stint as a sports writer for a daily newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

When and what and where did you first get published? One of my first paid-for published items was a poem published in Herizons magazine when I was at grad school. I also wrote sports pieces for the student newspapers at McMaster University and Dalhousie University.

What themes do you like to write about? I enjoy writing about themes related to nature, the environment and animals, as well as mysteries.

What books and/or stories have most resonated with you as an author? Why? How do these stories and their characters find expression in your work? As a child, I enjoyed Kipling's The Jungle Book, C.S. Lewis's Narnia series, and Walter Farley's Black Stallion stories. As a teenager, I discovered Andre Norton and Robert A. Heinlein. I like these authors' ability to tell simple but compelling stories in vivid settings with characters that the reader can care about.

Website? https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14984565.Lisa_Timpf.