ἑαυτὸν

A. Hugh Town is a pseudonym.

The name is a near-homophone of the Ancient Greek word, ἑαυτόν, the accusative case (denoting the direct object) of the 3rd person reflexive.

“Hugh” has Frankish roots, cognate with the same name in Old High German, both referring to a concept akin to “heart,” “mind,” “thought,” or “soul.”

“Town” also has roots in German, from the Proto-Germanic “tunan,” meaning “fortified place,” to the Old English “tun,” meaning “enclosure,” or “house.”

“Hugh Town” is the patronymic, ancestral component of the pseudonym, while the given name remains an initial, blurring the line between the individualism of a name and the long-lasting vintage of a surname.

A. Hugh Town is a pseudonym that is meant to represent the reflexive “house of the soul,” a passive reflection of the reader, that upholds and breaches privacy respectfully, as I think all sincere art tends toward. A. Hugh Town’s writing is meant to be that: sincere art for you.