: About Me

When I was in high school, I couldn't decide between a career in journalism or engineering. Everyone said to be an engineer. Teachers, parents, everyone. I always did what I was supposed to do, so that's what I did. After 20 years, I've decided to regroup.

My passion is ...

?

I know too much about ...

groundwater.

My parents always told me ...

you make a better door than a window.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a teacher, then an architect, then a writer, then an engineer...

My favorite memory ...

riding on the bow of the boat into the sunset.

Why I write ...

because it's there.

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

reading The Namesake, watching The Office, listening to John Mayer (not all at the same time)

My first job ...

picking strawberries.

My best moment ...

keeping my big mouth shut.

My inspiration ...

my children.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Friendship

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In high school, my family's boat was a refuge for me and my friends. A gang of us would head up 3 or 4, 7 or 8 and descend upon my parents' retreat like a swarm of locusts armed with cases of beer, bags of chips, and boxes of tapes. My guy friends were all 6'3"-plus basketball players, so they were not easy to cram into various bunks. Typically a number of people ended up sleeping on the top deck. But my parents didn't seem to mind; they were party people, relishing their Purple Jesus (grape KoolAid and grain alcohol) parties of the early 70s. Besides, they enjoyed our retro music choices;...

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