R.S. Sillanpaa
Bio
Why is it so hard to write about myself? That's where I get writer's block!
In short, I am a writer, dreamer, and a cancer survivor writing about a wide range of things, fiction and non-fiction, whatever happens to interest and inspire me.
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The Weight of Surviving
April 15th 1992 Thought number one: Thank you, Lord, for another day. Thought number two: Why did you save me? At ninety-four years old, James still woke up every morning to these two thoughts. He had lived a good life, tried to be worthy of being saved, yet the question remained.
By R.S. Sillanpaa4 years ago in Fiction
Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone to Speak Up For Equitable Cancer Care. Runner-Up in We Have a Dream Challenge.
I have always been a very private person. Most often I kept my feelings and thoughts to myself. I’d rather listen than speak. Ask me to speak in public and I'd break out in hives.
By R.S. Sillanpaa4 years ago in Longevity
Five Ways Bicycle Touring Can Strengthen Your Relationship
My partner and I are fresh off our first bicycle tour. We cycled from north of Finland to the east coast of Spain to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. For ten weeks and two days, we were together for almost 24/7 (bar trips to the toilet or shower) and we are now closer than ever.
By R.S. Sillanpaa4 years ago in Wander
A Treasure Chest Of Traditional Tales
I fell in love with the written word when my parents would read me bedtime stories. The Disneyfied versions of Cinderella and Snow White were fine, but when I discovered the collection of traditional Finnish fairy tales, I was hooked.
By R.S. Sillanpaa5 years ago in Fiction
The Safe House
Emily stared at the waves lapping the shore. The rising tide inched closer, and she had to avoid contact with the toxic water. Soon the passageway would close, cutting her off the mainland. With no food and only a two litre bottle of clean water left, she had to leave the island where she had hid since the discovery of their safe house.
By R.S. Sillanpaa5 years ago in Fiction
