: About Me

I am 30 years old, born and raised in California. I currently work as a yard manager for an automobile re-marketing company but am looking for a different line of work so I can spend more time with my family and friends. I am also in school at the University of Phoenix trying to round out my education so I can keep moving onward and upward in my life and career. I have loved to write since I was old enough to hold a pen, but it has always been something that I have done for fun and kept mostly to myself. I do enjoy receiving feedback on my writing and am always looking to improve my technique and skills. I look forward to being a part of this community and growing with it!

My passion is ...

Being happy and making others smile, laugh, think, and feel.

I know too much about ...

Comic books.

My parents always told me ...

I'd be cursed with kids that were just like me...

My childhood ambition ...

To be a writer.

My favorite memory ...

Catching the same wave as my two younger brothers and riding it all the way to the shore with them.

Why I write ...

It is an amazing tool to convey thoughts, feelings and experiences. I think that it is a special thing to be able to reach others and touch them with your words.

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

Most of my reading is for school nowadays. I'm a comic book geek and find a lot of inspiration from Frank Miller, and Warren Ellis. I am currently reading Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr and just finished The Alienest, also by Carr. I also love reading anything by Hunter S. Thompson. I think that he was (and is still) one of the best journalists ever.

My first job ...

Flipping burgers at Wendy's...

My best moment ...

Watching a lightning storm over the ocean while sitting in a lounge chair on a beach in Jamaica

My inspiration ...

Tanya's smile

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