and Words
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dream of
Once in a lullaby, oh
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true-ooh-ooh
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
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I won’t tell you that I’m well-read. Truthfully, I’m a notoriously slow reader. In high school, a friend devoured books and always astonished me. I handed him a book in the morning, and he’d return it by the afternoon. It was during this time when I grew fascinated with the masters of words in science fiction and fantasy. I would jot down lists of books that I may someday get through. My mind soared with each word I read from the likes of Heinlein, Zelazny, Eddings, Moorcock, or Asprin. It was during this time when I contemplated the idea of becoming a novelist.