I've Never Taken A Scalpel To A

Leaves Covered Pavement Like Soggy Cereal.

But When I Was A Little Kid, I Was Always Writing Stories And Illustrating Little Books That I Would Create.

On The Last Morning Of Virginia's Bloodiest Year Since The Civil War, I Built A Fire And Sat Facing A Window Of Darkness Where At Sunrise I Knew I Would Find The Sea.

Even If You Are A Best-seller You Feel Insecure Because It Is All So Unpredictable.

Life Brings With It Strangeness And Surprises And Upsets