Two unlikely candidates inspired my passion for writing: Star Trek (shudder) and Piers Anthony. The former I became obsessed with as a child - to the point of writing my own episodes on a scrappy 8.5x11' PenTab tablet; the latter I discovered when I was fourteen and had to do a book report for English class. Anthony's Phthor had somehow made it onto the list of acceptable books, and I was thrilled with the dark, somber scenery of Chthon. This led to a renewed interest in writing, which spawned much of the 'early work' you'll find here - and I haven't stopped since. I've written as 'A.J. Thompson' for Anotherealm, Aphelion, Deep Magic, Demensions, ShadowKeep, and Sword's Edge, to name a few. As for future plans, I hope that I can continue doing just what I'm doing: writing stories that are hopefully meaningful and which might bring something into the world that was not there before.