Middling writer, midlife, and in the middle of the US. ... Returning here after many years away to try to get back to the habit of BICHOK (Butt In Chair, Hands On Keyboard) to see if the creative juices will start flowing again. ... Most of my pieces here are done as quickwrites under a pressing deadline -- sadly, about the only thing that seems to make me productive! ... I've ideas for novels, and vague fantasies about writing them, but not sure I have the discipline, endurance or self-confidence to make those pie-in-the-sky notions a reality. ... In other words, I'm just your average hobby writer!