Wow, this makes me want to read what this was based on. What’s the novel?

The Dark Half by Stephen King (of course!).

Very interesting, and I like how he decided to be himself no matter what…. everyone has obstacles in the way of being their true selves, and in the end only the person with the obstacles knows exactly how to overcome them.

I like this a lot, it’s very intriguing. Now I want to read The Dark Half.

Thank you for the wonderful comments. I guess I’ve achieved my goal better than I anticipated!

I’m reading that!

great job horrorfan! This is like a gripping prologue.

yeah this is good. i really liked it.

Thank you all!

Lovely moment, and one a lot of us can relate to as we write here under our assumed names. I know I have at least a little bit of a split between the real me and the persona of THX 0477.

Didn’t pick up on the reference but didn’t care, as it read nicely as a contemplative piece about fame, expectations, and identity.

Who am I? Why do I write? If I wrote under my own name, would I write differently?

Nicely put.