I've been writing for most of my life.  It's the only thing that I could truly call my own.  No one can take it from me, alter it, or erase what already has been documented.  I like the permanence of the written word.  It's taken me a long time to come to a platform such as this, but it became the most important thing in my life.  This could become the place where enough written down voices can reveal themselves, and evolve to something expansive beyond the imagination to write and reveal, grow bigger and better across all genres.   The written word is a powerful tool that can influence speakers to give them voices.  As that's how it is usually done.  It starts right here, and I'm now I'm ready.