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"We writers share in the godlike power of the shamans. We not only travel to other worlds but create them out of space and time. When we write, we truly travel to these worlds of our imagination. Anyone who has tried to write seriously knows this is why we need solitude and concentration. We are actually travelling to another time and place." - Christopher Vogler, "The Writer's Journey" I was fortunate to discover my passion as a child: writing. Not publishing, not selling, but simply the pleasurable process of putting word to paper, the magic of "spelling" with abstract symbols to create words and worlds, to convey thoughts and emotions, practicing the craft and touching upon the art. The writer is at once the creator and the medium. A well-crafted character will take the reins of the story from you and tell you where the plot must go. At these moments, the writer steps back and becomes the channel, the oracle, and gets out of the way of the story. This relaxed dream state of mental soft focus allows a clarity that I have found no place else, and it is simply this state that I live for. The product of this reverie is what you will find on these pages, many inspired by a certain muse, and I hope you will enjoy reading them as much as I have enjoyed birthing them.
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