: About Me

I am a husband, father, CPA, personal trainer, writer, and poet, in that order most of the time. I sometimes wear other figurative and, occasionally, literal hats dependng upon the figurative and, occasionally, literal weather. I love to read and genuinely hope you enjoy my writing.

Throughout my youth and adulthood, I have written for both assigned purpose and just for pleasure. Often technical and career-related, but frequently creative too. My one paying gig was for my student newspaper during my undergraduate studies. I also write speeches and song lyrics.

My passion is ...

thought

I know too much about ...

thin mint cookies

My parents always told me ...

to remember who I am

My childhood ambition ...

seaplane pilot

My favorite memory ...

is, for the time being, only for me

Why I write ...

it's cathartic

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

Reading: Wally Lamb; Watching: Clue; and listening to Wilco.

My first job ...

Agri-feed store

My best moment ...

is yet to come

My inspiration ...

is dynamic

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Forest lake

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Ping. Plunk. Plunk, plunk. PING! Plunk...ping. PING! PLUNK! Plunk-plunk, PING! PLUNK! Ben was still, listening to the Cascade Mountain rain and staring from the loft window. The sound of each drop grew louder and louder, amplified from pelting the tin roof overhead. The simultaneously soft and crisp mountain air filled with an intense, wet energy as the drops steadily increased in number, intensity and speed. Soon the sounds of the storm had morphed into that familiar sort of rapturous applause, clapped wildly by Mother Nature against the tiny red roof of Grandma's old cabin. And Ben, stan...

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