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Secret Bar Inspiration came from my own attitudes towards such places when I was younger. When I turned 21, I thought this entire underground world was going to open up to me. I was let down when I realized it was really boring.

The Demon in the Mirror Trick Just a basic ritual pasta based on the trick your eyes will play on you if you stare into a mirror in a dim room. I used to do this a lot when I was a kid, so I figured it deserved a story.

Joe Montana Saves the Princess This is actually based off of just one chapter from my first ever attempt at a novel back when I was a teenager. The novel was called The Grand Occurrence, and was meant to be my first big work. It never came to be, but this pasta allows a portion of it to live on.

Love Always I can't describe much here without giving away major spoilers. Let's just say that it comes down to loyalty and love vs. starvation, and that was sort of my inspiration.

Of Beauties and Beasts My own struggles with poor self image that plagued me through high school and much of my 20's set the stage for this. I wanted to vent on what it feels like to sort of hate yourself when you look in the mirror.

Queen Justine and the Cutest Little Shing This one was inspired by real life events in the news. Read it if you want a "ripped from the headlines" sort of pasta.

They Hate Us and Want Us to Die When I was a kid, I really wanted to talk to animals. I think that pretty much inspired this story.

The Funny Foul-Up of Frantic Falcone Okay, this one is based off of my 6th grade teacher. We made that man's life hell. This story is just that on steroids.

We Called Him TaTa I lost my grandfather in Hurricane Katrina, and was actually sitting at work, years later, watching the surveillance screens, when I started to think about how amazing it would be if he just walked into my buildings and asked to speak to me. The rest wrote itself.

The Tobit Series So much to say here. Originally, I was inspired by a simple thought as to whether or not there were any cities in Antarctica, and if so, what would they be like. From that, I got the first story in my Tobit series. After that, I just kept going, and the series is still on-going. Hopefully I'll finish the story by the end of the year.

Well, that is the lump of my works and a bit of what brought them to life. Enjoy!