First of all... Thanks...

If you've just tuned in, thanks.

I may be new to all this blogging and stuff, so please, bear with me if I mess up, but I'm not new to writing. In fact, I've been writing off and on, (mostly off) since I can remember... okay, since I was in 6th grade.

Why?

Not sure... all I know is I've always been interested in writing, always been interested in reading. I believe they go hand in hand to some extent. That is what happens when you actually meet a teacher who takes the time to introduce you to the great big world of literature. That teacher for me would have been Mr. Reynolds.

I served most of my high school time in Central High School in St. Joseph Missouri. Had a lot of great friends, remained pretty much a geek my entire career there, but other than that, and an urge to play anything Avalon Hill games put out... (can anyone else remember Iron Men and Wooden Ships???) I kept pretty much to myself and my imagination... until Mr. Reynolds came along in the middle of my sophomore year. He was introducing this little old class he was calling Fantasy and Science Fiction. Experience wise, I'd heard a lot about this Dungeon and Dragons stuff, and actually got to meet Mr. Gary Gygax as he was making the rounds to all the Hobby Heavens and introducing this little old game of his, so that was something... also, I was kind of a die hard fan of a couple of science fiction TV shows. (One of those shows had a great deal of impact... I'm a trekkie, Okay! The other one came along later, Space 1999.) So you could say to some extent, I was curious to see what this Reynolds guy had to offer...

So I took a chance and signed up for a tour!

First month in, I figured I'd done something right. To some extent this class was exactly what I was waiting for... a chance to see beyond the confines of the 'box'. This class also changed my life... how?

I got to meet, face to face, some guy named Frank Herbert!

More later...