The crazy thing... That type of moment? Would, could and probably has happened to me before.

I was born in 1983, so I like to think I was able to experience the best of both worlds. I grew up climbing trees, riding my bike sans helmet, drinking from hoses and spending my days and nights on adventures into my own imagination. There were a handful of neighborhood kids I'd hang out with on occasion, but I wasn't very big on social interaction. Being raised just outside of the city of Detroit, Michigan, in an area that wasn't quite developed early on, was also an amazing experience, watching how this small community manifested around me. Where once there were no need for stop lights we soon had four way signs and even traffic stops with left turn signals. It became the bustle of cities in the surrounding area, but no one really knew the place for what it was, you'd always have to name the biggest town 20 minutes out before a look of recognition flickered across another face. *You can take the girl out of Detroit, but you can't take Detroit out' the girl* ![DSC01354.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQEgQbcaNjU1nqH3eZVhHvsQrSEhqg4dmYYwPAACBwA6A/DSC01354.jpg)

Before the information access / transformation of my generation, thanks to the Internet we lived in suburbia under the spell of an American Dream.

Then, like the great and Powerful Oz, this miracle came into my life after a solid decade of analog living. Oh those sounds of dial tone, dialing, pausing in anticipation of the awful, grating and oddly enticing connection made before... Iconic: "You've Got Mail." Suddenly, new worlds sprang up with every achingly slow dial-up connection to the world of AOL.

Oh yeah, I RP'd with the best of them.

That's also when I realized how much I enjoyed writing.

![Photo on 3-24-15 at 5.51 PM.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWVoLwxQNLZNkEahzL1hDv9dig39hxjfBUFQkx8f1mV1j/Photo%20on%203-24-15%20at%205.51%20PM.jpg) I learned how to spin tales of mystery and magick in Rhydin and piqued my salacious senses in Gorean Taverns for several years. I am debating the idea of sharing my NSFW stories here. I am excited to join the community and hope I will find more feedback through Steemit as opposed to my own blogging or other social media platforms. *Back in the Day* I would write stories for friends, about friends, hooking them up with their secret admirees and it was really how I survived High School. But I also learned a lot about the rhythm and flow of language, falling in love with its eccentricity and how pages could co-create themselves. These were, admittedly, troubled times for me, but that's another tale for another time. Suffice it to say I felt like Writing was my Salvation... even the naughty bits.

I got very wrapped up in conspiracy forums about 10 years ago and because of that I found another passion.

![Photo on 12-2-14 at 8.19 PM.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXXDEAuMi7dEJyp9PhzB5UdP27HstkSvZTBfmKrzMHq1A/Photo%20on%2012-2-14%20at%208.19%20PM.jpg) Michael Tsarion was one of the first presenters of alternative history and occult symbolism that I learned about and I dove into his work like a mermaid into the deep. I was so interested and began devouring the work of different historian, ET researchers, Whistleblowers and listening to late night radio that catered to the strange and unknown. I have been working in the podcast / Alternative Media / Awareness arena for a solid 2 years now and it's opened my eyes to so much! I am always excited to hear different theories and speak with interesting individuals, in fact, that's how I found Steemit to begin with... having listened to an episode of Coast to Coast AM and wanting to get to know more about a guest. Degrees of separation.... Right?

Crazy.

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