An introduction to my brain-krakens

When I was younger I used to read all the time.  I would stay up for hours after lights out using the light of the hallway to get just a few more chapters in.  While my parents would try to curtail the unhealthy habit of not sleeping, it's hard to shut a kid down who is really into educating themselves.  This turned into writing.  At the time there was some inter-school yearly creative writing contest where selections from kids across the city would be published in this big book.  I imagine it's gone the way of hotdog/sloppy joe day and school camping trips.  It was a major point of pride for me that I got into this book most years, although really I can't recall how selective it was.  Let's just say very for the sake of my unrepressed inner child's ego. 

Jump ahead 15 years.  I am an English major in university having watched Dead Poet's Society the week before enrolling in classes and immediately deciding to change my life's course from engineering to something a little more creative.  My tattered wallet still weeps.  I won a play writing competition and had it performed, something I still slip into conversations occasionally when wanting to sound like I've done something.  I can pinpoint this as the most literate I've ever been.  Also almost junior-high level socially retarded, but trust me: that's an improvement from my junior high level.

I don't think I've read a book without pictures in months.  Recently I uncovered a paper I'd written in University and didn't understand it.  Seriously, fuck that.  This has got to stop.  I am taking inspiration from a  friend of mine, (Chris Munroe - http://munsistories.blogspot.com), who wrote a short story every day for about a year and who's skills improved to quite impressive levels.  Is this stealing my friend's idea?  Sure!  All storytellers were inspired by previous storytellers.  I'll make it my own by not being nearly as dedicated.  I hope any readers out there enjoy these writings and are perhaps even inspired to release their own brain-krakens on the world once again.  This seems like a good place to test the waters anyhow. 

BD