"... but Jeanne, only the fear of madness will drive us out of the precincts of our solitude, out of the sacredness of our solitude. Fear of madness will burn down the walls of our secret house and send us out into the world seeking warm contact. Worlds self-made and self-nourished are so full of ghosts and monsters."

I read a little, sleep a lot, and write one-shots longer than anybody wants to deal with. If you take any of it seriously, congratulations! That's more than I do.