"As well as scary, people could be riveting."

Her mother thought she might be a late developer, but Stella's early fascination with words and characters was perfect training for the challenges of being a writer. In her enchanting piece, writer Stella Klein examines how she came to find her voice as an artist.

Stella Klein lives in South London and is working on her first collection of short stories. She has had short prose and poetry published by Pyramid Press, The Mechanics Institute Review in print and online, The Southbank Poetry Review and Blue Nib Review. A podcast of her story Flesh & Bones is about to appear on Theotherstories.org.