The myths we embrace and the tales that we spin fascinate me.
Whenever I have to account for my life I run up against the problem that "those who can, do. Those who can't, write about those who can." Reading, writing and what we can charitably call an active fantasy life have been very central to who I am for as long as I can remember. My father was a scientist working for the military, so I grew up in Illinois, Texas, Alaska, Washington, and fi more...
