I have to tell you this, Michelle. I can think back to some students over the years, ones I was sure would become writers.

One in particular, stood out. She had that je ne sais quoi, yet only in year three. All she wanted to be was a writer.

In her final year of school she did some work experience at the local pharmacy, and she was hooked. She became a pharmacist.

I don't know when I ever felt so sad.

Had she become a teacher who taught English, I could have accepted that...as a sort of back up, if you will, but a pharmacist???