Cultural Contamination That Is Directed Outward Is

It's How Creativity Works. Especially In Humans. For Every Good Idea, Ten Thousand Idiotic Ones Must First Be Posed, Sifted, Tried Out, And Discarded. A Mind That's Afraid To Toy With The Ridiculous Will Never Come Up With The Brilliantly Original.

Self-awareness Is Probably Overrated. A Complex, Self-regulating System Doesn't Need It In Order To Be Successful, Or Even Smart.

My Education And Background Thoroughly Inform My Writing

I Like To Be Surprised. Fresh Implications And Plot Twists Erupt As A Story Unfolds. Characters Develop Backgrounds, Adding Depth And Feeling. Writing Feels Like Exploring

The Village Is Coming Back, Like It Or Not.