MJ Allen

Come, my children. Gather around the fire as I tell you the tale of MJ Allen.

If the legends are to be believed, MJ first appeared in northern New Mexico, shrouded in mystery and tumbleweeds — not unlike the Sandia Mountains themselves. As is often the case with larger-than-life characters, the early years of MJ’s life are only known through careful study of apocryphal texts, folksy yet charming anecdotes, and the occasional epic poem.

To those who know where to look, the ancient sagas reveal hints of a lengthy pilgrimage to Texas, a voyage of self-discovery to Colorado, and a triumphant return to the sacred vistas and green chile of New Mexico. It is possible, as some of the Old Ones and their fortune cookies suggest, that MJ’s reappearance in the Land of Enchantment was in fulfillment of a mystic prophecy.

Our attorneys have instructed us to state that it is also possible it had absolutely nothing to do with any kind of prophecy, limerick, or haiku — but we don’t have to dwell on that right now.

The point is that MJ Allen is a part of New Mexico, wearing a wide variety of hats:

1. Novelist/writer/editor/proofreader

2. Singer/songwriter

3. Musician/composer/producer/arranger

4. Voiceover/actor/speaker

5. Humorist/punster/comedy writer

6. Fedora/sombrero/top hat/war helmet

And now, my children, it is time for the tale of MJ Allen to pause as we await the next chapter. Plus, I think it might just be time for my nap.