"Everybody starts somewhere. No. Wait. Let's personalize that a bit. All writers start somewhere. You started somewhere. Maybe it's a little bit of raw talent. Maybe it's enough interest to learn a little bit of technique. Or maybe it's blind, unfocused determination spent with a blank screen and a blinking cursor or an empty, yellow, lined sheet of paper on a legal pad. But it is indeed somewhere. It's a place, a starting block, a line that indicates go."

This collection of both early and new works is mine.

And it is yours too, your introduction to my work. Collecting poems, short stories, and essays about writing and reading, this slim volume will tell you all you need to know.

More than you want to know, I'm sure.