Welcome to My World

A question I often get asked is "Are those stories you write true?" The honest answer is: "Yes they are; at least, that's how I remember it happening." Which doesn't mean that everything you are about to read happened exactly the way I wrote it. I have a better than average memory, but I also have some old report cards that show that my memory is far from perfect.

So as you settle into the hammock (the preferred way to read just about anything), remember that everything you're about to read might be true. Or might not. But at least you can rest assured that the stories aren't lies or fabrications, and that except for some obvious exaggerations, the way they are floating around in my head is the way that they spilled out on paper.

A question that doesn't get asked as often is "Are all of those people in your stories real?" Yes, they are. And if that scares you...well, it should. But just think--you're just reading about those people. I had to grow up with them. If I lived to write about them, then surely you will live through reading about them.

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