: About Me

I'm 31 years old

Born in Riverside California

Currently live in Wichita Kansas with my wife, Diane and two Children.

I was a Youth Pastor for five years, while working as a DJ for a local radio station. I moved for two years to St.Louis where I became a VJ and host of a Music Video Television show broadcasted on a satellite network station. and have been in the coffee business for about four years. As a certified 'Coffee Expert' I love to teach about coffee, guide Coffee Tastings and lead Coffee Seminars.

I am a freelance writer, a published poet, fiction, and creative non-fiction. I have a pretty successful blog for writers' on wordpress called A Shot of Literary Caffeine, I am Wichita's Christian Faith & Culture Examiner, (Examiner.com), and am very excited about my writer website, samthewriter.com.

I am currently working on two novels- a scifi novel and a horror novel.

I will soon be printing my first of several coffee magazines, and co-writing a literary magazine.

I stumbled over Helium last summer while looking for facts online about the effects helium has in a persons body. I have been having a lot of fun reading, rating, and more recently, writing, ever since.

My passion is ...

writing, music, singing, evangelism, coffee, people

I know too much about ...

coffee, music, useless information - great if you are going to be on the millionare show

My parents always told me ...

My father never miss a chance to say he loved me, but he never had the opportunity to know me.

My childhood ambition ...

Was to be a minister and author, or a hit man and author.

My favorite memory ...

My first night being married.

Why I write ...

I am passionate about the art, I am compelled. I write as an art, and I also write with a mission to bring encouragement and relief to some, while shareing knowledge with others.

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

Reading - C.S. Lewis's ""Out of the Silent Planet", Stephen Hawking's " A brief History of Time", Paul Davis's 'How to Build a Time Machine', and Max Brooks, ' World War Z'

My first job ...

Working for my Uncle's construction company in Southern California - it was good hard work, and a wonderful training time.

My best moment ...

The birth of my son, Josiah on Auguest 16th 2000

My inspiration ...

Wife, kids, other artists, life, the Bible, couragious people,

Local Guides > Wichita Family fun in Wichita, KS

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Wichita Kansas was rated number 1 friendliest city in America, in list of top 25 by Peter Greenberg and NBC. Greenberg, traveling editor for NBC's Today show, thinks so. He was hired to travel the nation looking for the top 25 cities that best, "embodied America's core values", based on nine categories:hospitality, wholesomeness, family-friendliness, business-friendliness, devotion to religion, culture, community activities, scenic beauty, and education. He rated each category on a scale, 1 (low) to 10 (high). Wichita was ranked #1 friendliest city in America - according to Greenberg and N...

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