Rhizoomatic explorer, staunch anarchist, born in the flat Dutch countryside from centuries of Amsterdam and assorted travelling stock, grew up in Overijssel, Holland and Wales, UK, proud mother of two young adults both working in the care field. Self-educated, writer, translator, cleaner, mail sorter, gardener, brewer, destiller, old Rude Girl and former fortune teller, circus speaker, columnist and temporary transatlantic cargo sailor. Loves ska, reggae, bluebeat, mento, world music, gypsy, klezmer, balkan, raï, Sapho, in short,real music, played with instruments by real musicians. Good food, vegg, Preciosa beadwork and making lamps but definitely not a hippie. Abhorrs conspiracy nonsense, antivaxxers and snakeoil-autism quacks. Loves cats, but that goes without saying.

recently translated o.a. the Memory Illusion by Dr. Julia Shaw, the Marches by Rory Stewart, the Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry, Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides, Churchill by Andrew Roberts and Milkman by Anna Burns into Dutch from English for Prometheus Publishers.