Good morning people!

After a LONG hiatus from writing for the Eastern Door it is nice to be back in the local media spotlight! For all the people out there saying “what is this fool talking about?” I’ll give you a short origins story.
On January 15, 1997 a younger, drunker, thinner me debuted an article in this fine newspaper. It was my loving ode to my favorite breakfast/lunch/supper meal Kraft Dinner.
That one little article led to a glorious run as a bi-weekly freelance article writer filled with much praise. But I wasn’t always showered with admiration, I did encounter some haters in my original Eastern Door stint; I received a lot of hate mail.
Now some people would take that as a bad thing but not I, my detractor’s criticism fueled my desire to push the envelope in my “A Touch of Crass” article.
We all travel though life in different boats but it doesn’t matter what your background is we’re all the same because we all have creative talents. Some people are Traditional, some are Christian and some categorize themselves in the “Other” boat.
I’m in that boat I renounced my atheist ways and I now worship Pagan deities from Norse Mythology so my boat is a Viking ship upon the high seas.
I wonder if I can be un-baptized? Long ago a Christian sorcerer sprinkled water upon me when I was a baby in some type of baptizing/hazing ceremony against my will and I’d like to have it washed off.
Perhaps going for an early morning dip in a Scandinavian fiord will cleanse me once and for all.
Ok back to my article so basically my message today is everybody put your creative talents in the forefront, be it writing, musical, acting or artistic. Go out and do something creative.
If all you’re good at is complaining & criticizing then keep that up too! All us creative types need a good antagonist to fuel our creativity. So go on hating until your heart is content, your negativity will fuel our success!
Here I am, I’ve come full circle. At 18 years old I submitted my first article to the Eastern Door, now at 32 I’m on a work-stage here.
I plan on using my God-given talents...oh wait I mean using my Odin-given talents to make a living. With knowledge acquired with age & my recent pledge of sobriety I feel unstoppable and destined for great things in the field of media!