Why a penname?

People often ask if I have a penname and why. The answer is simple. There are four stoplights in my town and oh, I’d say twenty or so churches. The last thing I want is a tent revival in the front yard. And I mentioned on a yahoo group recently, there’s a snake handing church in my town and that is true. Now, I’m not knocking the shake handlers, but personally, the only snake I like is a dead one.