Hi. My name is Father Luke.
Some people are frightened by the "Father" part.
Does this mean you are a Religious man? I usually get
asked that by women who want to fuck me, but won't bother
if I'm a nut. Men, ask me too.
And my answer depends upon what you mean by "Religious".
If you can't define it for me, then probably not.
I have a woman I love, and she loves me. I am a published author.
I am going to be published more in the coming years. At this writing,
(2009) I have been published in more places than I can count on one hand.
And? It's getting close to more than two hands. Which is cool. I like writing.
But honestly? I don't look at writing as communication. Not in
the traditional sense of I am writing and you are reading, so communication
is happening. I write for myself. I write what amuses me, and what makes me
happy, or makes me cry. I write things that upset me. So, I don't see being a
writer as being a communicator. Not in the sense that I am trying to talk to you.
I am talking out loud to myself in my writing.
I am here at Mary to have fun -- writing can be awfully boring, and very
hard work, and I like to fight, debate, get called on my nonsense by my peers.
So, I am here to find entertainment, and also I am here to learn about writing.
I like learning new things about writing. I like stretching my self and doing
things that I don't like doing but like having done them. For instance,
I don't like rewriting, but I like having rewritten.
I see Mary as a place to fight, love, laugh, cry, and feel like the butt
of every Polish joke ever written when someone knows more than me, and tells
me so. That's why I am at Mary.
By the way? If you are religious, and my name bothers you? I'll bet you still
call Muhammad Ali Cassius Clay. That doesn't mean he couldn't beat your face,
or that he isn't the greatest.
So, I don't care if you get it or not.
Father Luke is my name.
Just saying.
And it's nice to meet you, I'm sure.
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