Carla Richards spent many hours down an accounting coal-shaft before turning her focus to writing and podcasting.

She co-hosts a comedy podcast called Life Pairings and released her first book, Occasus in 2014.

Growing up in Calgary, Carla worked every odd job: dance teacher; house cleaner; painter; sales associate and Orange Julius maker. After a brief stint in Vancouver to finish her English and History degree, she followed her Anglophile obsession to live in the UK. 17 indie gigs, 9 musicals, 8 museums and six years later she moved back to Vancouver. And when the rain got too much, she ended her tour in Calgary.

She lives with her husband who knows the emergency procedures for when her ears are too cold and two Burmese cats who are the owners of Carla. And by extension this website…