*A version of this post was originally published on The Tattooed Buddha. For years I have been trying to write this one character who continues to evade my creative bullseye. Simon Myth was born in my mind in January 2011. My previous marriage was on a steady decline and my psyche was fractured, needing a release for the esoteric leanings which my wife was beginning to have an issue with. As my marriage was breaking up, Simon was growing—and he has been with me ever since. As