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Well here it is, my first blog.

The experience of writing this down reminds me of when I was a young teen and had purchased a handmade paper book from a curiously-cultural store. I sat in my bed and began to write a journal entry. The words seemed to be reluctant to pour onto the paper. I realized, with chagrin, that I was writing as though somebody would be reading it. I was trying to make my journal entries seem exciting and insightful because, for some reason, I assumed that somebody would read those pages. Embarrassed of my own ego, I had let the book sit under my bed as a permanent fixture until it was hastily packed away in a box.

Now here I am again. This time it is not my silly teen-aged delusions that fuel the feeling that someone may be reading my posts; it is a real possibility that someone may read these posts.

I have three passions in my life. I will suppress a silly notion of privacy as I list them. Open to the world and in no particular order:

1. My Finance- the love that provides sustenance to my heart

2. Buddhism- the spiritual path that gives me direction and meaning

3. Writing Fiction- the artistic outlet that keeps me passionate about daily     life

So there you have it. I assumed if you are reading this, you are one of the three friends that I added when I opened the account. If so, you probably know these things and are now skimming the wall of text for entertainment. Bare with me though; just a little more preamble.

I started this blog to put my writing out there. I have recently experienced a rebirth of my passion for writing. When I was 16 I started a novel. I finished it when I was 18 and was instantly discouraged by the seemingly impossible task of getting the thing published. The doubt that creeps into any artists mind when finished a project kept me from dedicating my life to being a “struggling artist”.

I went to school for accounting and found that I enjoy working in the organized numerical world of debits and credits. The schooling I took nurtured interests that I wasn’t even aware I possessed. I got a job with the Government of Saskatchewan and like what I do. In the end a job is a job, but I like the niche that I have fallen into.

Now that I have my career cemented and moving forward, I have come back to writing. Time away has fanned the dormant flames of passion. I came back to writing with a raging inferno of ideas and interest. I have been writing as much as possible with a full time job and am working on a new novel.

So here is my blog. I will post summaries of my writing projects, samples of my work and my thoughts and musings on other subjects as well. I’m hoping that somebody or many somebodies will read what I have and give me feedback. I want to read other peoples posts and immerse myself in the tumblr community and see what develops. My dream, which I will state here and now is to write fiction for a living. This is, at this point, in the same category as winning the lottery so I will dig my heels in and continue to purchase tickets for the jackpot.

Thanks for reading.