Dear Reader,
The purpose of this portfolio is to show you, the reader, a glimpse into my mind, into my heart, and into my life through my writing. Writing has never been my strong suit. To be plain and simple, writing is difficult for me. It is a hole in my armor; a subject I have far too often brushed aside and hidden away deep in the recesses of my mind. And for the past seventeen years of my life I have lived under the dillusion that I, Michael Connolly, hated writing. But I do not hate writing, I hate the process. The act of writing is to me what scaling a mountain is to a climber; extended periods of intense labor and sacrifice all for a single moment of euphoria and a lifetime of pride and sweet satisfaction. It is my hope that you will consider this while exploring this compilation of works, and understand that each and every one of these pieces is an allegorical mountain. That they once stood ominously above me, their peaks far beyond my feeble reach, and yet I have conquered the highest of mountains and stand above the world reflecting on my journey and dreaming of higher summits...
Michael Connolly
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Table of ContentsHere I have included a simplified Table of contents which will help you navigate
the rough seas of my writing portfolio. God speed.         |
