: About Me

Hello. My name is Randy Duckworth. I am the channel steward for the Gay & Lesbian sub-channel here at Helium, and I just recently joined the creative writing team as well! I'm helping out in the poetry channel. I am happy to be serving in both channels, and I'm always available to answer questions or help with any concerns that anyone may have.

I am an avid reader, and have a wide range of interests and experiences. Writing is one of my passions; it is something that I have done all my life, and it just seems to come naturally to me. I love to write both fiction and nonfiction, and I'm proud to say that I made my entry into the land of the published when I released a volume of poetry, called "Reflections Of The Soul," in 2003. I have also been writing here at Helium since March of 2008. I have found it to be a very rewarding experience that I would recommend to everyone!

My passion is ...

The creative arts in general; writing and music in particular

I know too much about ...

Guitars, Music, Trivia, Pop Culture

My parents always told me ...

Love yourself. It's more important to like yourself than to be concerned with what others think of you!

My childhood ambition ...

To be a famous creative artist

My favorite memory ...

I have many. As an avid music fan and concertgoer, I have had the chance to meet many of my favorite artists; it is always memorable!

Why I write ...

I love to do it

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

Anything and everything

My first job ...

Intern at a recording studio

My best moment ...

Many come to mind

My inspiration ...

My parents, and my niece

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Remembering September 11, 2001

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No one could have foreseen the events that would take place on the morning of September 11, 2001. For most of us, myself included, that day started out the same as any other normal Tuesday morning. People left home and fought horrendous traffic to get to their jobs on time. Parents made sure that their kids got to school. Everything seemed just as it always was; just another day of the same old dull routine. Little did we know that in a few short hours, we were about to discover just how horribly wrong those assumptions were. I remember that I had stayed up quite late the night before, so ...

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