About me:
I have lived in the middle of Wyoming for the last 35 years and love it. Having grown up in Long Beach California I have always felt very lucky to be able to make my way in a small town.
Although I have been a police officer for 34 years I still enjoy what I do even though I have been on light duty for some time due to a ripped up shoulder and subsequent surgerys.
While my writing career has always been informal I have written two plays which have been performed and currently have a local newspaper column. I once received $60.00 for a Cowboy Poetry poem - my only income so far from writing.
Interests:
Backpacking
Gardening
Hunting
Fishing
Sailing
Theater
Astronomy
Writing
I love to listen to Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly and Public Radio. Go figure!
Always glad to hear from others and more then willing to consider advice and any constructive criticism which may come my way.
My passion is ...
maintaining my enthusiasm
I know too much about ...
Procrastination (Did I spell that right?)
My parents always told me ...
"Your smart - You can do better then D's and F's!"
My childhood ambition ...
To live in the mountains
My favorite memory ...
A dark starry night at Tomahawk lake in the Wind Rivers
Why I write ...
The storys stop bouncing around in my head if I write them out
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
Time's Eye by Arthur C.Clarke
My first job ...
Dishwasher at the Green Frog Restaurant
My best moment ...
Wow, what a question! I don't know if I would pity or envy anyone who could answer this one...
My inspiration ...
Honor, integrity, bravery, good work ethics, creativity, spirituality - That kind of stuff...
I apologize for the long length of this but I hope after you have spent the time to read it through you will be glad you did.
One of the things that I have always liked about police work is the many opportunities it presents to follow up on hunches. While only those hunches that seem to pan out are ever well remembered, sometimes even their fulfillment will pass well beyond the veil of any possible coincidence.
I had been working graveyard patrol for quite a while and took any and every burglary which occurred on my watch very personally. Nothing would make me grumpier the...
More..Bart Ringer
Riverton, Wyoming US
articles written: 31
writers invited: 3