Obsessions and Interests

Fiction played a significantly large role in my childhood. In a way it helped me cope with my surroundings. Having an imaginary world that I could escape to when times got rough altered my mood at times. I spent years creating my own paracosm, adding small details to it each day (even down to the kind of markings the chairs had in a particular room).

Perhaps you could consider it an obsession. I was a peculiar child. As for imaginary friends, I had several. That last sentence probably makes it come across as though I was lacking in the friend area, however I actually had a group of friends but still felt lonely regardless. Out of place even. I designed leaflets for pretend events in this fake world, and even created a unique culture for it. Also, I came up with plenty of story ideas that I'd like to rewrite someday. My teachers would often remark that I "have a way with words". When I was in College I was offered a recommendation letter into a creative writing scholarship....