: About Me

I have pursued writing on and off for several years, completing a screenplay, personal memoirs, and some collections of poetry, but this forum is my first venture into freelancing. Beyond the everyday challenges of career and family, I maintain an interest in a wide range of things, from open source software to rock climbing, and from biblical Hebrew to the history of mathematics.Currently I am working to establish a fledgling professional writing business, Scriptor Services, that offers copywriting, copyediting, and creative consulting solutions.

My passion is ...

Jesus, Tiffany, and my four beloved trogs.

I know too much about ...

Bureaucratic Political Expediency

My parents always told me ...

to be honest.

My childhood ambition ...

to be like Frank Lloyd Wright, minus the extreme narcissism.

My favorite memory ...

is Nonnie smoking and singing in the dark.

Why I write ...

catharsis & cash

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

Reading Day of the Barbarians by Alessandro Barbero, Watching Grey's Anatomy, & listening to Snow Patrol

My first job ...

Trimming bushes for Howard Gold in the 6th grade.

My best moment ...

Meeting Tiff at O.B. on February 18th, 2005, around 9 pm.

My inspiration ...

Christ

Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts The role of narrative and storytelling for humans

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The Inversion of the Myth A funny thing has happened to us. For thousands of years of human history storytelling has been an essential part of all human communities. From the earliest times when palaeolithic hunters gathered around community fires, stories have held a central place in providing a way for man to exercise his singular capacity for imagination. Narratives about the origins of nature, the gods, and legends of the clan were crafted and transmitted from generation to generation, with increasing artistry and complexity. As man developed sophisticated societies, the craft of story...

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