: About Me

I moved to California from Illinois about 17 years ago. Couldn't stand the mid-western weather any longer. So that means I'm still ( and always will be ) a Bears fan. But now I cheer on the 49ers and grump around whenever they don't win.

I've been writing off and on in different phases of my life. Sometimes I get an idea for a story and it just won't go away until I write it. My girlfriend Sherry loves writing and her enthusiasm and encouragement has given me the writing bug again.

So here I go...

My passion is ...

Becoming more aware

I know too much about ...

Airplanes

My parents always told me ...

Haven't you got enough airplanes?

My childhood ambition ...

To be a Writer or a Forest Ranger...or a Navy Pilot

My favorite memory ...

Laughing hysterically at the "The Pink Panther" with my Dad while a Tornado raged just outside.

Why I write ...

It's a way to scratch that itch

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

SciFi, Military History, Urban Fantasy (Charles DeLint), Spiritualism,

My first job ...

Caddy

My best moment ...

My first morning with Sherry.

My inspiration ...

The life all around me

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Memory loss

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HE CAN KEEP IT I stuck my finger in my ear and pulled on my lower lip while balancing on my right leg. But the reboot sequence didn't work. I prodded around just behind my ear. That explained it. My memory chip wasn't in. It wasn't on the little table by the door, on the dresser, or on the microwave. If I only had my memory chip handy I would've known where it was. I needed what I already lost to in order to find what I had lost! What ever happened to clappers? I felt again at the slots at the base of my skull. Still forlornly empty. I kept hunting. Socks, underwear, old restaurant receipt...

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