If you clicked on this “About” page hoping to be captivated or expecting to learn specific details about me, I’m sorry to say you will probably find this most disappointing. Be honest -- don’t you hate it when people prattle on about themselves endlessly? I know I do. So, I thought it would be best to spare you that. Everything you need to know about me is captured on the lines, and in between the lines, of my work anyway. Read carefully, pay attention to the clues, and you should find everything you could ever want or need to know (and if you search this page, you will find some information about amethysts). If you’re still in doubt, check out the "Links" page – I believe the sites I’ve chosen to link to paint a very telling portrait of who I am and what I support. In summary, I am very much like you in some ways and in some ways, very different. I think that could be said of all of us. If I tell you where I was born, what's happened to me, where I live or what I like and dislike, it would only make you concentrate on how we are different from one another. I prefer that you focus on what we might have in common since that’s how friends are made. If some words I’ve written happen to speak to you, that’s what’s most important. Below you’ll find some insightful passages I've collected over the years – I find it’s always best to hear the wisdom others have to impart. So, let’s be quiet and just listen.