Once upon a time I quit my job to "go be a writer." This adventure failed, because I'm not much of a writer. Why even go on such a silly adventure? It was precipitated by my fascination with fantasy stories (think Elves and Dwarves, not Bodice Ripper Fabio stuff), thoughts of being like Ray Bradbury and his life in Green Shadows, White Whale, and a few compliments I received on my travel writing during my long trip to Europe in 2004. In short, I had no basis to go write, no proof that I could, and when I attempted to...
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