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<\/a><\/p>\nI feel like it’s easy for people to give up on me, and I have unwittingly joined in that. I am a terror, a childish tyrant. It was always this way, probably, but I had better ways to hide it before. Better motivation to, at least.<\/p>\n
My evils I have to let live. They are there for me to keep, like tigers in a zoo. Beautiful from a distance, but they make poor pets.<\/p>\n
These escapes I came to love. I can keep those, too. Minimum security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What I’m working on now, which is really myself. Thanks to hero Dan Harmon for the story structure, to hero Joss Whedon for the mythos, and to friends who have read drafts and helped me mold. I feel like it’s easy for people to give up on me, and I have unwittingly joined in that. 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