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GET TO KNOW MARIE
About Me — Marie A. Rebelle
I’m a writer. Always have been. Always will be.
In 2012 I chose ‘Marie Rebelle’ as my pseudonym — my pen name. The name fitted me like a glove, so much so, that I added the initial of my birth name to it, and became Marie A. Rebelle.
Up to 2012, I used several pen names, the last one being ‘Rebel’, which for years had been my handle in online chat rooms. When I chose Marie Rebelle as a pen name, I wanted the ‘Rebel’ to be reflected in there, and the name Marie fitted so perfectly with my given name, that the name just felt like me! Therefore I jumped to use it in connection with the French surname ‘Rebelle’.
Marie A. Rebelle is me and I am Marie A. Rebelle.
Who am I?
I’m a woman, a wife, a mother, a daughter.
I’m a colleague, a friend and a lover.
Born and raised in South Africa, I turned 50 in 2017, live in the Netherlands (since 1994), and in my professional life I work in finance. I was a manager until 2018, but because of a mental breakdown after the passing of my mom in 2017, I took a step back from management.
This is not because I am someone who easily gives up. It’s because I push on and push through, no matter what, and…
