: About Me

I'm 27-years-old and just graduated from SUNY New Paltz with my degree in Journalism. I live in the nearby town of Rosendale with my kitten, Beezle. I love anything to do with being outdoors. I'm trained to handle most types of wildlife and birds of prey. I want to write for a living, but am currently selling my soul (and some ad space) at a local newspaper. I have a plan for the zombie apocalypse. I'm terribly afraid of werewolves. I think telepathy is possible. I know how to apply several different wrestling submission holds. I'm very cynical and sarcastic, which is also my favorite trait in others.

My passion is ...

animals and the environment.

I know too much about ...

Stephen King and The Shield.

My parents always told me ...

uhhh... stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about?

My childhood ambition ...

was to fly. I'm working on it.

My favorite memory ...

stepping foot on Kauai for the first time.

Why I write ...

Because if I don't, it's all just floating around inside.

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

I'm currently reading Skinny Legs and All (which I'm not as impressed as everyone thinks I should be) and watching season 3 of The Sopranos

My first job ...

was working at Burger King, how much did that suck.

My best moment ...

In retrospect, coming back to college the 2nd time around.

My inspiration ...

Stephen King, Shawn Ryan, and Joss Whedon.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Racism

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Growing up racist. I was raised by a domineering father with absolutely no tolerance for anyone that wasn't a white male, preferably Irish. From a young age, I was told that black people were inferior to whites, just as women were inferior to men. In fact, they were a step below us on the evolutionary ladder, not much more than animals, just the link between monkey and man. I heard racial epithets on a daily basis; nigger, porch monkey, jungle bunny, spic, wetback, wop, gook, chink. You name the race, he had a name for them. I lived out in farm country in upstate New York. It's a far cry f...

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