"Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent" is the title of a tale written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The protagonist in this tale believes he has a snake in his bosom constantly gnawing away at him. All the writing and most of the photographs posted on this blog are mine.
I am an Orthodox pilgrim, husband and father stumbling toward salvation and an artist always seeking/trying new ways to hear and heed the Muses and to occasionally soothe the demons.