“… Paper is dead without words, Ink idle without a poem,

All the world dead without stories…”

-Walt Whitman “Song of Myself,” 1855

To me, no truer words could be spoken

Like everyone, I enjoy A good story

Not just the tale, But also how it is told

Each story, each retelling…

No matter what, I found myself Captivated

Drawn in

Like I was part of that world, That wondrous imagination

Its what led me to where I am today

I feel that wonder Call to me

Be it through stories, film or music

It grew to a point Where I began to make my own stories

My own worlds, and tales to spin

I created and imagined on my own…

Working my passion into each tale, Each moment

All without an outlet

I needed to share, To let others see the world as I do

But that outlet never came

For years I struggled as the world Turned me where it wanted me to go…

My stories growing and evolving, Day by day

Until finally I realized, I needed to take the lead

It was time to turn my passion Into my career

And so I began

I am by far not perfect

But my faults will not keep me down

I am, and always will be, A storywriter

A narrator

And explorer

I want to guide others through My world, through

My stories and horizons

I will paint the maps Of my imagination

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