: About Me

I was born in a small town called Orillia which is about an hour and a half north of Toronto in Canada. When I was 15 and by the clear hand of God in his providence and mercy who brought all the right people into my life during a time of personal crisis, I became a Christian. I met my lovely bride at a youth retreat in West Michigan and 4 years later we were married. I moved to West Michigan where I began my career as a drywaller. We have since had four awesome children. Three girls and one boy.

I enjoy writing fiction and love this forum to present my little creations to the world.

My passion is ...

God and family

I know too much about ...

Star Trek

My parents always told me ...

to stop fighting with my siblings

My childhood ambition ...

to be a stowaway on the starship Enterprise

My favorite memory ...

staying the summer in British Columbia with my cousin

Why I write ...

something I have control over in my life

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

"Bringing up boys" by James Dobson

My first job ...

Harvey's - a fastfood restaurant in Canada

My best moment ...

my wedding day

My inspiration ...

my wife

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: War

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The musket ball flew past his head and Private Abner Wilcox ducked. It was a purely reflexive move. If that musket ball had been closer, he'd have been dead before he had any chance to move. Abner waited for the command - he had been trained for several months now and he knew his duty perfectly. It had been drilled into him until his response to orders was instinctive. He looked straight ahead at the long line of redcoats much longer than the ranks of men on his own side. Abner fought back a momentary shudder of fear. He knew he was going to die. As would most of the men on the front line....

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