Who am I?

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I have done research on personality, psychological development, cultural evolution, and film content, with two published academic papers (see below), and one unpublished book. I also write screenplays, leaning towards family-friendly fantasy. (No sales yet.)

For fun, I like to explore new places and new cultures. Two of the most powerful experiences in my life involved crossing the country on the bus and starting over in a completely new environment: Ottawa to Vancouver in 1998 and Vancouver to Montreal in 2010.

I'm constantly fascinated by what makes people tick and how cultures work. My greatest passion as a child was mythology, and in a way, that's what I'm still studying. And learning to create now, as well.

I no longer own the blouse in the photo. But that's still my hair.



Some Technical Details

My current legal name (since 1993): Anemone Cerridwen
Born: Sarah Anne Robertson, December 25, 1964 (10:25 pm EST)

I was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada. I have also lived in Edmonton, Calgary, Pembroke (Ontario), and Vancouver, worked in northern Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in summer jobs, travelled almost the entire TransCanada highway at least once in each direction, and am currently living in Montreal.

Education

I've also studied massage and gone to Witchcamp.

Journal Articles

Cerridwen, A., & Simonton, D. K., 2009. Sex doesn't sell - nor impress: Content, box office, critics, and awards in mainstream cinema. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 3(4): 200-210.

Cerridwen, S. A., & Jones, B., 1991. Distribution of bivalves and gastropods in the Pleistocene Ironshore Formation, Grand Cayman, British West Indies. Caribbean Journal of Science 27: 97-116.

Newspaper Article

Give autistic adults a chance, the Georgia Straight, April 2, 2009

Unpublished Works

Book: Why it Takes Ten Extra Years To Grow Up

Screenplays:

Jock the Unicorn [Fantasy, Comedy]
A unicorn needs a job to earn money to help people, so he becomes a fashion model.

SARsquatch [Fantasy, Adventure]
A young sasquatch gets involved with Search and Rescue while her mother recovers from serious injuries.

Farmer's Son (based on a true story and multiple sources) [Biography, Drama]
A pioneering scientist faces serious discrimination from the scientific establishment in Regency Britain.

Susannah of the Mounties (based on the 1938 novel by Muriel Denison, d. 1954) [Adventure, Family]
In 1896, a 9-year-old girl is sent to live with her reluctant Mountie uncle in Regina while her parents are overseas, but she keeps getting into trouble and may be sent away.


Last updated November, 2012.