Rex Pickett

"Writing is not an avocation. It's a life. A writer -- not a famous one -- once told me: writers are like thieves; they're always working…”

[O]pera was not an option. But, I loved words. They had power. I wrote a poem about my high school principal titled “Mr. Pencil Head.” It got published in the school journal. The principal called me in to rebuke me for what was obviously an attempt to make him look foolish and otiose. That's when I knew I wanted to be a writer. That's when I realized I had found my creative medium for personal transformation.

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