I love to read, write, play guitar, and will once again sometime enjoy riding a motorcycle. You’ll be glad to know that two new books are out this year, “My Funny Family Saves the Day” in March and “My Funny Family Gets Funnier” in November.I haven’t forgotten my younger readers though.Oh, flip! View Chris Higgins’ profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community.
Chris Tordoff is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer best known for his role as Francis "The Viper" Higgins in RTÉ Television series Hardy Bucks.The Higgins character has been reprised in the 2013 The Hardy Bucks Movie, on RTÉ's Republic of Telly, on RT UK's Viper's View, and on Tordoff's YouTube channel. Join Alice, Tash, Dani and Lissa at Riverside Academy as they get to know each other and discover each others secrets.Keep checking the website!
After all these years teaching and loving the written word, it seems only natural.I GREW UP the middle child in a family of five.
I was born in Montreal, and have lived in Oakville, Winnipeg, Halifax and Toronto, which has been my home since 1991. Even wedding days. Here’s a photo of not quite the whole family. But my grandchildren have all arrived over the past eleven years so I’m not quite as old as I sound.
With each new book, I set out on a new adventure. I LOVE writing these books about the lovely chaotic Butterfield family as seen through the eyes of Mattie who’s a bit of a worrier. Chris Higgins, Portland, OR. It’s time I wrote another book in the same genre.And for younger readers still, there’s “My Funny Family” series for newly independent readers, illustrated by the amazing Lee Wildish. )I was born in South Wales, the youngest of four children, two boys and two girls, but now I live at the very tip of England, in West Cornwall, as far as you can go. ... I’m a full-time freelance writer (including pieces for This American Life, Mental Floss, and The Atlantic), though I worked in tech (web stuff and later app development) when I first moved to Portland. CHRIS HIGGINSWRITER | TEACHER My second project is non-fiction. I’m married with four daughters but I have three sons-in-law and four little grandsons as well, which evens up the gender imbalance in our family quite a bit. I hope you enjoy reading about them as much as I enjoy writing about them. With each new book, I set out on a new adventure. One of the reasons I so enjoy being a writer is that I’m never quite sure what my characters are going to do next. I teach grade 7 and 8 English in the west end of Toronto, where I also enjoy coaching soccer. Chris has 1 job listed on their profile.
I do miss the fun of the classroom though, so I love to do festivals and visits to schools and libraries as I can get to talk to my readers and find out what they think. In many ways they’re not dissimilar to my other books but they’re slightly older, darker and scarier.
The three biggest supporters of my writing endeavours are my wife Sue, my mom Peggy, and my writing mentor, Barbara Florio Graham.I have four wonderful kids who are in their teens and twenties.
Honest!“The Secrets Club” series is aimed at the top years of primary school and the first year of secondary school. It's a deep dive into the history of the school I've been teaching at since 2003 - Swansea Public School.
I have been pastor of First Church of Christ in Owosso, MI for… Between them they provide me with lots of inspiration.I’ve really enjoyed writing my slightly older books, “He’s After Me” and “The Day I Met Suzie”. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Chris…
And in response to your frequent requests, yes, I do agree. " And in that moment, my dream became a goal. I love the unpredictability of it, and the way they emerge from my imagination and take over the page. I am a husband of 31 years to Lori and dad to three kids-Daniel, Andrew, and Becca. I thought at first it might just be a nostalgic meander down memory lane. I graduated from Milligan College and Emmanuel Christian Seminary. (Four missing plus two little heads peeping over their dad’s and mum’s backs. I’ll never forget what it felt like to start “big” school. I promise to update as much as possible!It’s hard to get us all together nowadays.