These consist mostly of what I refer to as “autobiographical fiction”. I refer to it as such in order to provide just enough doubt to protect the guilty. (Which applies mostly to me.) In the case of the innocent, I have changed their names. A few names remain as they were given at birth because, like me, the characters are simply so stupid or incredible I cannot help but give them credit. If that’s you–you know who I’m talking about.
Writing allows my mind to run wild and engage in all the creative, exciting, mischievous―and some would say―occasionally disturbing―ways it ran when I was a youth. To run amok without the negative repercussions. I can return to that youth, unfettered by responsible restraint, whose spirit I so admired, while remaining a mild mannered insurance agent and relatively respected member of my community on the surface.