Manuscript Section
This will never have a link to my manuscripts. Each manuscript takes hundreds if not thousands of hours to write. A short story can be written in a single sitting, and I offer those for free. However, manuscripts have too much time invested in them, thus, will only appear in the world if they are published.
Short Story Section
Since I use short stories to practice/hone my craft I offer them to the readers for free. They are not investments, and I don't plan on selling them. I don't plan on having a schedule in which I want to write a new short story. I write them when I have an idea or need to practice a writing style. That is why I developed the subscription system. It allows the reader to get automatic notifications of new pieces. That way you aren't wasting your time coming to the website when there is no new content.
Comments on Pieces
There wont be any, sorry. I already am tough on myself and more negatively may impact me in a bad way. Also I don't want spammers, porn sellers, or whoever wants to use the comment section as an advertisement location. Since I run the website, I don't have time to moderate all of the potential comments. It is important to note, I don't have a website because I want a website; I have a website to share my work. This is a tool for my real work: writing.
A quick aside: I will eventually create a forum for people to use for discussion purposes. I want comments to be in a separate place so they don't interfere with the websites' design. When will this happen? When I have money to buy a better server to handle the forum.
Here is a comic from The Oatmeal that explains my aversion to a comment section: Making Things.
Who Owns the Website
Me! Yea, the guy who is called Theodore Maestranzi. I am also the administrator, system specialist, and content provider. Since I pay the bills, control the system's backend, and own all the content. I am able to make some promises.
No Advertisements
There will never be an advertisement on this website. I wanted this to be a place where people could come and not be hassled to purchase the latest paper towel technology.
User Information
The registration for the website is to allow people to get notifications. All this data is on a privately hosted server with a great company. They have taking precautions to protect the server, and I have also implemented security software to protect your email address.