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I Was Born In The Era Of The Novel. I've Written Many, As Well As Collections Of Poetry, And Essays For Mouthing Off. I've Written To Inches, Word-counts, Page-counts, Even The Sonnet And The Screenplay (which I Call A Plot Poem). I Write Narrative. That's It. I Just Want To Tell It.

My Childhood Was Marked By The Great Fear Of Nuclear Holocaust. We Practiced Our Civil Defense Drills, Lining Up In Hallways, Curled To The Floor, But We Knew We'd Die Or, Worse, Survive Only To Suffer Radiation And Slow Death.

Our Love Is Our Burden.

I Prefer True Over Happy Now.

Weakness, Like Not Being Able To Bury The Past. Weakness, Like Not Giving Up Hope When You Know You Should.