I hope you’ll visit often, contribute your ideas or comments and take this journey of being a writer with me. I write as Yasmine Phoenix. I chose this mythical creature because it represents beauty, life and immortality. In one claw she holds a pen symbolizing my passion for writing, to create stories that challenge and entertain. In the other claw she holds a tennis racquet which is my other passion.

The Phoenix legend states this bird lives a long full life and when its time to die, builds a funeral pyre, sets it on fire and is consumed by the flames. From her ashes after three days, a new phoenix arises. I can say honestly that on some days, both my writing and my tennis game go down in flames, but I always rise the next day ready for the challenge.