Here’s what I think.
I think we all need to laugh more. I think we all need more joy in our lives. And I think we all need an escape – every now and then – from reality.
If you think as I do, then welcome to my website. Have a look around and I hope you enjoy your stay.
Who Is Dave?
I’ve wanted to create stories for as long as I can remember. In high school, I penned a column for the school newspaper; Back in the Woods With Dave Meir. But then graduation and, you know, life.
I became a fantasy writer. Not writing fantasies but fantasizing about writing. Author Dorothy Parker is often quoted as having said, “I hate writing, I love having written.” I struggled to make it to the “having written” part.
Now, in my sixties, I’m tied to the tracks with retirement bearing down like a hundred-ton locomotive. A close relative was just diagnosed with cancer. Another recently passed . . .
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