Its the most breathtakingly ironic things about living: the fact that we are all-identical twins included-alone. Singular. And yet what we seek-what saves us-is our connection to others.

I am a plodder, I make an appointment with my computer everyday and I have no idea where I am going.

I like to write first-person because I like to become the character I'm writing.

I won't read novels while writing novels.

Religion's just a well-oiled profit-driven denial of the randomness of it all.

I walked over and looked closer at the statue of the goddess. She was wearing a headdress with a skull and a cobra and a crescent moon. Maybe this is what peace of mind was all about: having a poisonous snake on your head and smiling anyway.

I work hard, do my best and send it out to the world hoping that people can relate to it. I accept any reaction and hope they think it is worth reading.