It is often said that art imitates life – or, is the saying that life imitates art? Over the past several years as I have practiced my craft, I have begun to understand that art and life influence and mirror each other. Although the ideas gathered from real life experiences may initially be composed on a handwritten page, a shape-shifting of perceptions occurs when variations of words and phrasing alter the world that is known to reflect possibilities for personal transformation.
As an artist, my chosen medium is voice – the storyteller’s voice. Fiction holds us long into the night, expressing words for the silent, the fearful, and the dreamer. Fictional characters are allowed to voice hopes and aspirations and opinions - to explore relationships and contemplate gaping holes of desire.
With descriptive voice, I can bring the reader into a fictional world to hear, see, taste, smell and feel middle-American life as it is lived by others, although in reality, the characters’ lives are merely reflections of our human need to be loved and to belong.
It is my hope that readers through some of my stories, will find themselves curious about who they are, what they want and need in their lives, and what price they will pay to succeed. It is my hope that this work of fiction will inspire reflection on the nature of our relationships with others. If you are curious and would like to read some of my work . . just ask . . and experience the places where fiction and real life come together . .
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