Welcome!

Hello, all, and welcome to Grey Harbor.

I'm not sure what's lead you here, but, dear reader, expect to read musings on fiction, politics, current events, history, and perhaps a dash of philosophy.

I'd like to provide a frame of reference on yours truly.

My name is Tyler Bannister.  I am a 24-year-old employee of the Federal Government.  I went to a small college in upstate New York, where I studied history.  In addition to my day job, I am an aspiring author.

Politically, I identify as a libertarian, which, yes, occasionally conflicts with my day job.  I am not a libertarian to be fashionable, nor did I pick it up as a random unconventional philosophy to shock my parents and annoy my friends and co-workers.  I believe heavily in the ideas of invididual empowerment and freedom-- no other philosophy conveys my beliefs quite as well.  I am not 100% lockstep with the libertarian movement-- I am cautious about threats both internal and external, whether they masquerade behind Islam, communism, populism, Christianity, etc., etc.

Personally, I enjoy fiction of all stripes.  Movies, video games, comic books, literature, theater...  I don't believe in limiting myself.  A good story is a good story-- the medium is just how its told.  I enjoy reading history.  I try to keep up with the news, though it frequently just makes me angry.

I wish you all the best, and hope you enjoy what you read here.

--Ty