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I embark upon this enterprise to overcome trepidation and to practice for both content and craft.  I have long felt myself to be a private person, and I have taken up creative writing as a way to share myself in this brave new world where privacy is only an illusion if one wishes to be known. I fear this openness. But I wish to be a writer, and to do so, I must write. For it to mean anything, people must read it. 

They will criticize my writing and me. I have to face that head on, and release the fear along with the words. Comments, suggestions, and any other manner of feedback or discussion is welcome, however I have chosen to disable comments because I do not wish readers to be distracted or influenced by the opinions of others. I will check the e-mail address for the site at least once a week, and I will respond to thoughtful messages. I understand this is not the usual paradigm for the internet where commentary is king, but I have no interest in monitoring and policing comments for spam and topical relevance.

I have to write. I formulate ideas and clarify thoughts through the process of writing them down, organizing them, putting them into lovely, complex linear arrangements that diagram into little fallen trees across the page. I love to twist and shape words into the grandest of schemes and the most minute details. I will do it no matter what. The question is what I will do with it. And so, I am arriving in the present.