I'm a writer who makes his living as a technical guy. I love my technical career. But I love writing more.

Over the years I've had many pieces I've written either produced or printed. The piece I'm most proud of is a screenplay for a movie based on the works of D.W. Griffith. Produced by a student group (Boulder Biograph) it showed at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts with professional piano accompaniment and very positive feedback.

I also created the premise for and wrote most of the scripts for a locally produced TV Sitcom that lived for six episodes. It was cheesy, low budget and unpaid work but it was about the most fun I've ever had.

None of this has made me a living. I doubt writing for Helium will either. But if people are reading my words in whatever venue, then I consider that worthwhile.

Since you've already read all of the above, I'm chalking this one up as a victory too. ;-)

My passion is ...

After my family ... sharing my vision of the world through my writing.

I know too much about ...

Guns, Big Trucks, and the nature of humanity (for the last, I don't know as much as I'd like, but too much for my personal comfort)

My parents always told me ...

That I needed to focus. They might have been right. Man, I need to repaint this office!

My childhood ambition ...

To become a novelist.

My favorite memory ...

Hmmmm. Not sure that would be appropriate to post.

Why I write ...

Because I believe that maybe the things I see and write about will resonate with someone else and help them understand the world - as other writers have helped me. Plus I just don't seem to have a choice - that darn muse won't let me sleep if I stop.

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

I watch as many movies as I can. Other than that the only TV I watch daily is the news.

My first job ...

Working at a fast food fish restaurant. For less than minimum wage.

My best moment ...

Was in the wee hours of the morning in August of 2003. Awestruck, I reached out to touch my newborn daughter, also my firstborn, and she grasped my finger. I became changed at that moment, and I knew I would never be the same again. And never wanted to be.

My inspiration ...

All of God's creation ... or at least the small percentage I understand.

Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Is God relevant in today's world?

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God is not only relevant today, but so crucial that if there was no God we'd have to invent one. Not only for our daily lives, but for our posterity and the very future of the human race.

It is civilization that separates us from the animals and a civilization can't exist without morality. And there is no morality without a moral authority. Non-believers, of course, counter that with the honest and intelligent question, "but why can't we drop the religious hocus pocus and just be nice to each other, and let our own conscience be our moral authority?"

And the answer is ... for the ...

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