Politics Always Change. Stories Never Do.

When You're Six, Most Of Your Bingo Balls Are Still Floating Around In The Draw-tank.

Small Towns Harbor Small Imaginations.

Art Is The Concrete Artifact Of Faith And Expectation, The Realization Of A World That Would Otherwise Be Little More Than A Veil Of Pointless Consciousness Stretched Over A Gulf Of Mystery.

Writers Must Be Fair And Remember Even Bad Guys (most Of Them, Anyway) See Themselves As Good—they Are The Heroes Of Their Own Lives. Giving Them A Fair Chance As Characters Can Create Some Interesting Shades Of Gray—and Shades Of Gray Are Also A Part Of Life.

Hearts Are Tough, Most Times They Don't Break. Most Times They Are Only Bend