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About me

Hi, I'm the channel manager of the poetry channel. Hopefully, we can share a few ideas and help make the world a more interesting place. I graduated from West Virginia University many years ago, and I'm now in my mid-forties and trying to regain some of my writing skills. Granted, there's plenty of rust, but I think I'm starting to turn the corner.

As inspirations go, I think the mid-forties part and the fact that the world seems to have lost its collective mind both rank near the top. Not surprisingly, a lot of the things that I start turn into tales of a childish, middle-aged man seeking past glory in all of the usual places. Naturally, he usually fails miserably and moves on to his next hair-brained scheme. I suppose the fact that I do a lot of stuff in first person leads to a logical conclusion: I'm just a character in a growing list of poems who tries abnormally hard to be normal. Does that make sense?

Briefly me

My passion is ...

Biking, writing, fishing, and the great outdoors

I know too much about ...

Making mistakes and trying to correct them

My parents always told me ...

Fishing won't pay the rent!

My childhood ambition ...

To look back at the end and believe I've done well

My favorite memory ...

Graduating from college-after making a mess of high school

Why I write ...

Creativity is a challenge, but the rewards are worth it

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

Some rail trail guide or a book about the C&O Canal

My first job ...

Summer work w/ the Morgantown, WV street department

My best moment ...

Completing an annual 190 mile bike trip in three days. It gets tougher every year!

My inspiration ...

Being a better me

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Poetry: Thank you, Dad by Patricia Parker
Should catch-and-release fishing be legal? by Allan Taylor
Should catch-and-release fishing be legal? by Author Name Withheld 231
Firearm review: .300 Savage model 99 by Douglas Black
Commentary: Respect for civil servants by Stacy Harrell
Should lawmakers free us from market forces by controlling gas prices? by Jesse Creedero
Looking for Bigfoot by R.A. Scott
Songs: Food by Schneider

Featured article by T.C Leonard

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Boat humor: 1 of 4

"Zambezi Falls" In a kayak, quite uneasy, I set a course down the Zambezi, Swiftly went the passing miles, Skirting hungry crocodiles, Passing by a makeshift shelter While the boat rocked helter-skelter Through a land both great and raw, I came upon a waterfall... As I fell, I gave a squawk- Like Sherlock Holmes at Reichenbach That woke the natives from their sleep, Leaving me in trouble, deep They pulled me from the raging water, Pawned me off on someone's daughter, Declared a state of matrimony- Thus began the ceremony... But I've the smile and the manners Of Terry Hall and Jerry Dammers...
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