Um, hello! Welcome to my profile. :)

I'm also on Tumblr with the same username as here; I primarily post about creative writing, mental health, music, geeky pop culture, and various combinations of those things.

Bio/Assorted Factoids:

-Christian
-ENFJ
-happily married
-classically trained musician
-favorite ice cream=peach gelato
-vocal advocate of the Oxford comma

I'm passionate about storytelling - to me, it's something that lies at the very heart of what it means to be human. I love hearing and telling stories, whether that's through music, theatre, or writing. It's a privilege to share stories with you on this site and I sincerely hope what I write brings you joy. I also hope I can learn from you so that I can become a better storyteller in all of my creative pursuits.

Writing, in particular, has recently become a useful tool in my toolkit for managing bipolar disorder (I was finally diagnosed in early 2018 after 7 years of frustratingly-misdiagnosed symptoms). Writing provides a constructive, consolidated outlet for the excessive energy of elevated mood episodes. Also, creating something myself or consuming others' stories & art (whether in print, film, or music) can be a constructive outlet for some of the more intense emotions of depressive episodes.

I share this here for three reasons:

1) to offer some context for the particularly long posting gap between Ch 77 & Ch 78 of "The Prophecy"
2) to hopefully offer some encouragement/solidarity to others who may be dealing with similar challenges (PMs welcome if you want to talk further about this)
and
3) to try to do my small part to help demystify the disorder and address some of the associated cultural stigma.

Rather than focusing on the label, I'm choosing to focus on the good, meaningful, and important things in my life. I've been learning that I don't want to put my life on hold until I've "fixed" my neurotransmitter problems - because that's not how things really work, not just with bipolar disorder but with so many other kinds of challenges in life. Instead I'm doing enough of the practical things I need to do to manage it well enough that I don't have to think about it the rest of the time and can focus instead on the things in my life I'm really passionate about - because I want my life's story to be about so much more than that one subplot.