Heather Hollingsworth:  

Life bio, huh. mine won't be typical. at 49 i find myself unmarried with no kids and at present, no man. jane austin's contemporaries would liken me unto a spinster when really i am more like one of her protagonists except that i have not found my own "mr. darcy." having lived in the 80's in nyc and pursued the bright lights, i received professional stage training with names i could drop, burned my candle at both ends by working hard & playing hard, acted out scenes in my life that only a tennesse williams heroine would dare to do, only to found out it was all brought on by an onset of adolescent manic depression-all great artists have a touch of that at least- got my mfa in acting at ut-austin in the 90's, became an award winning teacher in acting, voice, movement & directing at the university of florida & unc in colorado, now to find myself back amongst the wildflowers in texas breathing a sigh of relief. i have come home to texas soil to recover from this challenge of environmental illness. in case that's news to you, it's similar to the gulf war syndrome. chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia & multiple chemical sensitivities are all a part of it. basically i am sensitive to everything around me: cleaners, exhaust, perfume, hairspray, deoderants, formeldhyde (clothing, furniture, carpet). yes, it's a pain in the ass!! for a few years i dealt with the chronic fatigue piece. just crapped out. now those of you who know me must find that hard to believe. me the type A, manic, first born HOLLINGSWORTH! (that's for those who know my dad). me, fatigued? HA. well, it's true. sometimes i actually can be couch bound for up to 8 weeks. so if you want to talk movies, i can talk movies. i love netflix. the cure? well, there is no cure. yet. it's chronic. i take shots, i've taken IV's, saunas, blah, blah. i retired from work almost 3 years ago. thanks to my parents i'm not a wraith and a waif on the streets. but the very good news is that after years of dealing with this and changin...Expand for more