Hi all! I'm Howard, a 46 year-old jack of all trades from Maine. I've done many different jobs in my life, including MSN tech support specialist, customer service rep for L.L. Bean, Navy jet mechanic, TSA airport security screener, painter, carpenter, boatyard worker, and many more that I can't remember, hehe. I've been involved in local theatre and music, both onstage and behind the curtain, done a bit of modeling, been in a couple of commercials... Call me a dilettante. Right now I'm concentrating on songwriting, but I thought I'd give Helium a go, it's a perfect fit with my insomnia!

My passion is ...

...music

I know too much about ...

...not enough.

My parents always told me ...

...you could do anything if you'd put a little effort into it.

My childhood ambition ...

...was to be a pilot.

My favorite memory ...

...was hearing a laugh.

Why I write ...

...it's a compulsion. Like projectile vomiting.

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

... reading "Nelson's Trafalgar"

My first job ...

...was cementing insoles into moccasins for $1.65/hr when I was 13.

My best moment ...

...has yet to occur. I hope.

My inspiration ...

...is the disintegration of my psyche.

Creative Writing > Poetry Write me a poem...

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Jailbreak

A life sentence without parole
That's how I was living
Resigned to it
A ten-foot cell of loneliness
I convinced myself I deserved it
I was doing the time
I must have done the crime
Not designed for friendship
Missing some crucial human quality
Everything confirmed it
Everyone confirmed it

Once in a while I heard footsteps
The jingle of keys
But they never stopped
At my door
And I stopped running to see
Became ok with it
I must be where I belonged
Stockholm Syndrome
Almost happy
Until the footsteps stopped
Outside my door

I didn't react at first
Must ...

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Writing:

• Marketplace Premier Writer
• Creative Writing Bronze