But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, 'There is something about you I cherish.

One likes to think one grows as a writer as one ages, else all you get is an old young writer. Beyond that is the changing landscape of the universe and the stories I choose to tell.

Some loves come unbidden like winds from the sea, and others grow from the seeds of friendship.

The world is much larger than I once dreamed, or perhaps my place in it is smaller than I once realized.

I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.

Sanity is all that stands between good and evil.

In the end, my reasons for moving down the timeline and introducing a new cast have more to do with keeping myself entertained, on the assumption that if I get bored, my readers are going to be even more bored.