Excerpted from http://www.freewebs.com/mclairmont/:  

No longer the youthful, naive soul that sought validation, I have made a surprising if not sudden transition to a self-assured, positive individual as I slipped into adulthood. I have made many personal changes, like switching jobs when I refused to compromise my standards any longer, and I married Christina, my longtime sweetheart, in 2007. 

I am still filled with wonder, but it is not the joyous, blind kind of wonder that used to comfort me. I am no longer a dreamer in the sense that I have accepted the limitations of my character, but I remain committed to overcoming them. I am less serious, I admit, knowing both that good humor makes the transition to madness almost transparent, and that it is impossible to use the word 'esoteric' without being esoteric.

 

Lesser Minds, my first novel, remains a great accomplishment if not yet a commercial success, and although I am not feasting on the riches of royalties and advances, I have been able to put it into perspective. I have, after much ado, finally accepted my role as a storyteller, and no longer doubt my ability to entertain and inform.

Though I rarely find myself pondering the larger questions anymore, I have found solace in the simple pleasures that I have been blessed with. I am healthy, wise, and certainly happy, and I am comforted by the companionship most would envy. That, and all this, is my Truth.