"Writers are some of the most superstitious, obsessive folk on the planet. Everything has to be just so; the right conditions, the proper environment, a certain mood. All artists are fickle, but writers are the worst of them all - because while blank canvases loom and songs not yet composed linger, the unwritten word beats at the inside of the skull and carries an unending narrative round and round upon itself, a schizophrenic cacophony of sound that can only be bled out at the end of a pen and set free against the page."

- J. Ooten.

12/30/2014 - profile is under reconstruction. Stories will be receiving some revamping. This account has been with me for years and I've neglected it for a long time. I expect I'll try and do something with it now, and let it reflect my growth as a writer. (I'm a little embarrassed by some of the stuff I've got here now, but time will tell which of these stories stays and which stories go.) Stay tuned.