I had the pleasure of catching up with previous magazine contributor, Gloria Maloney. She is a poet from the United Kingdom (UK), living in Essex. Her life experiences have brought her to where she is today, where she writes creative prose and poetry. Her early years were spent daydreaming, escaping into fantasy books, and enjoying long walks in the countryside with her parents, who instilled in her a love of nature. It is this gift they gave her that has carried her through