Welcome to KhokkeyZemli!
Growing up an only child until I was 10, I was forced to have an overactive imagination. I begin writing stories and making up songs. I also created plays and performed them for my Mom. My imagination is what kept me out of trouble growing up. I was always creating. I fell in love with the Tampa Bay Lightning when they came into existence. Since then I have fallen even more in love with the sport. Branching out into watching minor league hockey: OHL, QMJHL, WHL, as well as following European hockey teams (Thank God for the internet!). This has led me to discovering many talented gems before they were even drafted by or into the NHL.
Forever, I will bleed blue! Let’s Go Bolts!
What is your favorite book? There are too many to list. I love Nicholas Sparks, Stephen King, Dan Brown, Cassandra Clare, Stephanie Meyer, Suzanne Collins, James Patterson, and many other authors so it typically depends on my mood on what genre I feel like reading at any given time. The Wizard of Oz is probably one of my very favorite books.
What is your favorite movie? Miracle, Stand By Me, Wizard of Oz, The Neverending Story, any Disney (I’m a nerd!)
What is your favorite song? So many different genres peak my interests. Not huge on rap or screaming metal. Some of my favorite songs include: Heartstrings by Benjamin (a Finnish pop artist), Stand By Me by Ben E. King, Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers
What is your favorite color? Blue! I love bright colors: Yellow, Pink, Purple but Royal (BOLTS/CRUNCH) Blue is my favorite.
Who is your favorite real life hockey team?
NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning/ Colorado Avalanche
AHL: Syracuse Crunch
ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears and Cincinnati Cyclones
QMJHL: Halifax Mooseheads
OHL: Peterborough Petes, Guelph Storm, Erie Otters, Saginaw Spirit, London Knights
WHL: Saskatoon Blades, Vancouver Giants, Moose Jaw Warriors
Who is your favorite hockey player (woman and man or just man)? Matthew Spencer, Nathan MacKinnon, Mitchell Stephens, Kirby Dach, Dominik Masin, Bowen Byram, Cole Caulfield, Filip Chytil, Grayson Ladd, JT Compher, Nick Robertson, Vladislav Namestnikov, Otto Somppi, Jonne Tammela, Jimmy Huntington, Colton Parayko, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Cody Donaghey, Trevor Olson, Dylan Strome, Alex DeBrincat, Artemi Panarin, Daniel Walcott, Roope Hintz, Artturi Lehkonen, and Mattias Janmark
(All time: Brad Richards, Vinny Lecavalier, Wayne Gretzky, Dave Andreychuk, Teemu Selanne)
Who is your favorite character that you’ve written about in a story you’ve created? Marshall (an evil twin)
What got you interested in writing? Reading in general, the escape that you feel when reading. The fact that you can become the character and travel to places that you have never been.
How often do you write for and where? Not often enough. Typically, I write in my room or on my back porch.
What advice do you have for young writers? If you can believe it, you can achieve it!
What is something that people don’t know about you? I love karaoke--