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What is your pen name and why? @CreativeChaos and I were discussing our reasons and i figured why not ask everybody! What makes you your name or your name you? Tag me if you would like a read ^-^
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Lee Williams

My pen name is Lee Williams. As a child I grew up in an unsafe family situation. As an adult, I live still affected by that abuse - for personal safety I usually cannot use my real name when I write. I decided to take my middle name and my husband's middle name and put them together. The combination has created a pseudonym that allows me to retain the identity of who I am. Instead of fretting over continued restraints imposed through no fault of my own, I find it a beautiful reminder of my current life and how far I've come.