I am a scruffy old guy who loves to write. After a twenty year or more hiatus, I have taken up my pen again in the realm of prose. I just finished a short novella, and that warmed me up for a novel. Cathartic writing is what I call it. I started writing poetry as a means to remain sane and hold the demons in abeyance after my Vietnam experience in the mid to late 60s. You could say that writing has saved my life; I would. Of all the ways to play, I have found word play significantly more attractive, and far less violent than other 'sports'. The billiards game called snooker comes a close second, but the trouble is, it's hard to find a table But there is usually a keyboard handy, and I have worn out several from stabbing the keys with gusto. It is indeed a pleasure to be in the midst of a lyrical community like Neopoet, so keep the hits coming~!

Ciao,

Victor

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