Where to begin, then? We haven’t settled that yet, have we? Since I don’t have a clear path I can lay down for you, why don’t we just ditch all the “Once upon a time” stuff and jump in? I think so too. Let’s do this… I wanna take you back in time: six months—I think to the day. Well, close enough. My memories are… 

How do you like your stories to begin? Once upon a time… ? A dark and stormy night? Do I stand up here and say: “Hi. My name is Jaelyn Alexander. Call me Jae, cuz everyone does. I’m 28 years old and my favorite color is purple, but not lilac. I don’t do pastels. I find pastel colors unambitious. They’re too fucking lazy to be bold and… 

The Introduction to my WIP that doesn’t even have a title yet! !WIP is a little joke; it means “Work not in Progress”! 😉