But for those of you who don't use your real name, why do ya?

	replying to this just because i found it an interesting
discussion. i use a penname because i do work on the internet and
wanted to the make the distinction between work and play. plus it's
easier getting feedback to a seperate e-mail address. but i chose
the name dreiser because it's the last name of my favorite author
theodore dreiser who wrote (in my opinion) the greatest novel ever
w/the american tragedy. so there's my penname origin. i bet all the other
origins for pennames are just as interesting.

nicole (real name)
dreiser (penname)

	ah. can we see the differences? lol.