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A force so gifted with the ability to phrase things in a way that appeals to the masses-as if he were speaking to each of you individually, and offering you a heavenly service at the same time-is foreign to our understanding.

This alien force presents itself in a way we can all comprehend, and take pleasure in the story being told. No wonder people marvel at the grace and attention getting capabilities of this entity who writes with such passion and conviction that you assume it must be an alien force from out of this world.

Take heart it is only me. I am here to deliver a message to you from Johnny Oops, the principal character in my new novel. I am here to introduce you to something wonderful, something spectacular; something that only someone as brilliant as you can comprehend. I am here to help you immortalize your understanding of the different realities that face us.

Who is really free, are any of us? After all the system of government, the hierarchy of authority was present prior to us coming of age into the understanding of the world around us. It is the philosophers of the past who have pondered these ideas, and come to the conclusion that if you believe you are free then you are, if you believe that you are not, you obviously aren’t. The reality is that no one who lives on Earth is truly free, after all there’s a thing called gravity, and it kind of keeps you down.

In many regards that’s a good thing, because if it didn’t you’d fall off into the Sun, or maybe you’d be floating around in space as an energy species rather than your current form as a human being here on the surface of the planet we call Earth. Nevertheless, back to the issue of freedom and liberty which recently came up at one of our think tank topic discussions; is anyone really free?

I recently had a delightful conversation with artist Lea Kelley about her art, her process, and life in general. The phenomenal talent Kelly possesses for connecting life and art were clear to me within the very first few moments of our conversation. I found our discussion to be both exciting and enlightening. It was a real treat for me to visit with someone with the insight and goodness that she exudes. She was engaging and energetic. Not pushy, but anxious to let me discover her world little by little, a good listener who seemed to perceive my question almost before I could ask it. Over the next few months I will be doing a series of articles about Kelley and some of her work. This is an unusual step for me, but one that I hope readers will enjoy. This first article is meant to be a general introduction.