I am 26 and have been writing for about 20 of those years. I have faced many a dry spell, but found my taste for writing renewed when I spit out my previous collection, And. This is a project came along much more quickly than that one, and it much more intense. I have 2 small children and just finished a Masters degree in Professional Counseling, so time has not been on my side. This collection has come about only with the help, and some intense pushing, by my friends and family.