The world was already broken. The anima mundi split; when another false prophet with a gilded pompadour hit. He riled the ire, started a fire, fueled it with hate, which once started did not abate. This empire is built on lies. Attack and destroy the natural world so that we may thrive, while everything around us dies. A halo of fear embedded in his hair. He kisses Chihuahuas and dresses them in tiny sweaters before he kicks them over the wall. Words shoot like bullets from h

I don't like the term self-expression because the self is a social construct. In writing fiction, I want to ignite my imagination and move beyond myself and conjure others, who are at once specific and universal, known and unknown. Very recently, like the day before yesterday, I had a breakdown, a disintigration that was extremely painful, but possibly led to a new awareness. Thanks to Dr. Elaine Aron for her groundbreaking research on the HSP/HSS combination. This explains m