Though I am a poet, I rarely have studied the poetry of my predecessors so I can't confidently speak to that. But I can say, you certainly have an ingenuity of expression in your writing that rivals those whom I have studied.

It is magical, and it inspires my mind to fantasy.

That would be so awesome! It's been a dream of mine to pursue writing since I began writing in 8th grade, but I still can't decide on where I want that passion to take me.. I've wanted to become an English teacher, possibly at a high school since I looked up to so many different teachers while I was there, but working for the Ph. D. that you have and be able to learn even more about writing and English would be absolutely amazing! Another thing I've really wanted to do is become a published author, but the more I think about it and the more books I see that come out and are absolutely amazing, I just don't know if I'm ready for something that extreme quite yet, even though I'm throwing out all of my ideas onto paper and trying to make the most of what I have. Learning from someone like you or your colleagues would be just amazing, and I live right in North Saint Paul, MN, so it wouldn't even be that difficult for me to go to one of your classes! That is, if the school accepts me and my ACT scores because I'm taking that on Saturday since my dad won't help me pay for college until I get a job and the economy has basically fallen through the floor, but I'll definitely strive to at least see you once at the U of M!

I'm probably going write my own continuation of the story since it's started a longer narrative in my head, but I'm looking forward to someone else's official selection for chapter 2. I think it would be contrary to the project's purpose for one author to have multiple chapters chosen. The idea of a group-written narrative is just so cool!

IKR? He´s clearly a pro and should have a publishing contract by now...
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