I am a man of many talents, I have many faces, I have many identities, and I have many passions. Some of you know of me, but do not know me. Some know me enough to realize they can never truly know who I am. What am I babbling about? I have no idea. But I do know this...
- I'm 16 years old and I attend Monsignor Farrell High School. I'm a member of the Farrell Forensics Force headed by coaches Craig Kwasnicki and Pat Mischiagna. I also write for the school newspaper, The Lion, and am on staff for the school literary magazine, LOGOS.
- I am a writer, and I create stories from anything that comes to my interest. Poetry, short stories, even a novel and a screenplay are in the works. I am also a co-founder of the writing group Tsuki no Mikazuki Productions. Parties interested in joining should contact me at the email address below.
- I have lost much of my interest in computer gaming, as well as collectible card games. I do, on occasion, play the Star Wars CCG. I have quite a trove of Magic: the Gathering card for sale. If you wish to purchase any, or otherwise trade, my e-mail contacts are below.
- My favorite authors include William Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe, Dante Aligheri, and Douglas Adams.
- I enjoy reading. I'm in the middle of reading Inferno, have recently read Macbeth, and am in the middle of re-reading the complete 5-book Hitchhiker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams.
- I have three birds: two lovebirds and a parakeet. The parakeet's name is and Storm, and the lovebirds' names are Crooked Toe and GeeBee. Both of the lovebirds are impaired in some way: Crooked Toe's neck is crooked and a toe is bent forward where it shouldn't be, and GeeBee is deaf. Neither of them can fly.
- My first parakeet, or bird of any sort, Swifty, died on April 11, 1998. May she Rest in Peace.
- I am Dungeon Master for an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing campaign. I've cancelled my Mystara campaign for lack of interest in (Read: my getting bored with) the setting. I will be starting a Greyhawk campaign soon.
- I am an actor. The characters I have portrayed and which plays I have done so far are:
- The Royal Tailor in Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella, put on by St. Joseph Hill Academy
- Tom the Farmer in Rodger's and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, put on by Monsignor Farrel High School
- Bomber, the Newspaper Boy in St. John Villa's production of the romantic drama Picnic
- Harry in Rodger's and Hammerstein's State Fair, presented by St. Joseph Hill Academy
- And coming soon, I can be seen in Monsignor Farrell High School's production of Grease as Eugene. The show dates are late March, more information to come as it is available.
- I like music. Alternative, Rock, Orchestral, Classical...pretty much anything.
- You can reach me at the following e-mail address:
johntalisant@yahoo.com
Now, on to the various things I'm working on:
- A novel tentatively titled Faded, about a young man who's life is shattered, but picks up the pieces and builds himself a new one.
- Several Advanced Dungeons & Dragons storyline ideas, as well as adventure ideas. My primary focus is Ravenloft, as is shown by this site. But eventually the site will branch out into Planescape, Greyhawk, and possibly Mystara.
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