In which I declare a purpose

I'm trying something new. With this blog I'm going to revisit stories from my life as a strange child. I note that these stories will be "mostly true," because I plan to take some liberties with my memories with respect to timeline and exact quotes. Don't worry, however; the main event of each story will be absolutely something that I did without regret. As an example of a story to come, yes I absolutely did drown my sister's Christmas toy face-down in the bathroom sink. Yes, I was about nine years old. She retaliated proportionally and swiftly, don't worry.

I've decided to refer to my childhood self as "Miss A." This is a nickname my ex-step-father gave me when I was 11 or 12 or so. It just seemed fitting, and I want to try to distance my real self from the slightly skewed reality of the stories to come.

I'm also planning to insert "grown up interludes" here and there with the intent of showing how the crazy things I did as a little kid continue to affect my adult life. Stay tuned.