"It seems to me I am trying to tell you a dream--making a vain attempt, because no relation of a dream can convey the dream-sensation, that commingling of absurdity, surprise, and bewilderment in a tremor of struggling revolt, that notion of being captured by the incredible which is of the very essence of dreams..." Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness.

"Better to write for yourself and have no public than to write for the public and have no self." Cyril Connolly

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." James Nicoll

Hello, I'm Jane! I'm a female introvert from California. I'm also an avid and unashamed bookworm with an intense love of the classics, and a bookshelf too small to hold all of my favorites. Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, C.S. Lewis, Dorothy Sayers, J.R.R. Tolkein, Amy Tan, Alan Bradley, Kate Morton and Alexander McCall Smith are only a few of the many, many authors whose works I adore and whose creations allow me to lose myself for hours on end. Although I do try to update my ongoing stories regularly, on occasion life gets in the way. But I promise that I will never abandon a story midway if I can possibly prevent it. Constructive criticism is always welcome and appreciated! Thanks for stopping by!