: About Me

T.P.Lentz, a former U.S. Navy Intelligence Specialist and a graduate of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Communication, has been active as a freelance writer since 1983. In addition to numerous editorial and human-interest pieces for various newspapers and magazines, he has written several blogs on a popular internet dating site where he achieved global recognition under the screen-name "ZZ_Todd." In addition, several examples of his poetry have been featured at Poetry.com, where two of his poems were selected as finalists in an international poetry competition. Mr. Lentz also lends his creative talents to other writers as an editor and consultant.

Other T.P. Lentz works in progress, scheduled for publication in 2008, include an anthology of romantic poetry, and a novel that explores the interpersonal relationships in an internet environment. Another "work-in-progress" is a fictional drama/suspense story of an airport disaster.

Mr. Lentz presently resides in a western suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

My passion is ...

my Best Friend and fellow writer, "Cat"

I know too much about ...

not knowing enough about what I'd like to know about!

My parents always told me ...

"Someday that imagination of yours will come in handy!"

My childhood ambition ...

was to become a simple wordsmith... a literary craftsman.

My favorite memory ...

is all of the traveling I enjoyed when I was in the U.S. Navy.

Why I write ...

to entertain, mainly, myself and my audiences; and perhaps to enlighten. Earning a nice income ain't so bad either!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

is mostly James Patterson, Jeffery Deaver, and Dean Koontz. I rarely watch television anymore, and only occasionally listen to music.

My first job ...

was a go-fer in a Banquet House.

My best moment ...

so far has been realizing that all of the moments, good or bad, that have happened have made me a decent person.

My inspiration ...

is again my Best Friend... and muse... Cahy.

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Internet relationships

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I see your sadness, the pain you feel; I know you're hurting. Your hurt is real. And I hear the tears your voice can't hide, I know you're aching deep inside. But, mine has been no bed of roses. I've regretted some things I've chosen. I've wasted far too many years running away from long lost fears. Yet, here we are, on this new path, side-by-side, not walking too fast. I know that this is what we choose, and, all of me is all for you. So stay with me and never go. The rains that came will help us grow. And soon, you'll see, our destiny. Let all of you be all of me.

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