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Gender
Male
Birthday
March 13 1952
Location
Eastern Pennsylvania
About Me
I am a sixty-four year old male with three adopted adult sons and a wife of forty-four-years. I am retired and working on my 3rd, 4th, and 5th manuscripts as well as a handful of rotating shorter compositions. I have short stories on the two websites below. In the past I have been a Psychotherapist, Professional Portrait Photographer, Intensive Care Foster & Adoptive parent. I have an AAS, BS, MS, and MA. I am a member of the LGBTQ Community and came out this year. I often write on LGBTQ issues.
Type of Writer
Fiction, including Romance, Sci-Fi, Human Condition, Sexuality; Essays on Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, LGBTQ; Memoirs.
Writing Style
Narrative-Short story, Novels; Expository-Subjective,Topical; Descriptive-Detail laden, Colorful. Descriptive is my favorite.
Interests
So many. I love to explore and learn. College was so much more than a degree program. I learned to think on a higher level; to question and examine; to reason better; to extrapolate and apply. I enjoy Sci-Fi, Science, Drama, Human Relations, Horror.
Website / Homepage
My Blog
Group Memberships
As Groucho said, "I wouldn't belong to any club that would have me as a member." Not my true sentiment but I like the thinking. I have been in many Photography Clubs, AA, Pee Wee's Fan Club, Honorary Girl Scout, Mensa, Chess & Bowling in College.
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Favorite Genres
Fiction, Biography & Memoirs (Scientists, Inventors, Entertainers), Narrative Non-Fiction, Sci-Fi, Horror. Stephan King
Favorite Books
Lila-Robert Persig;all Alan Watts; Stranger in a Strange Land-Heinlein; Tao Te Ching-Lao-Tzu; Shakespeare;The James Bond Novels; A Search for Meaning-Frankl; LOTR-Tolkien;Fahrenheit 451-Bradbury;The Autobiography of Malcolm X;The Old Man and the Sea.
Favorite Authors
Alan Watts, Robert Heinlein, Stephan King, Arthur C. Clarke, Shakespeare, O'Henry, Richard Matheson, Poe.
Favorite Poets
William Carlos Williams, Sylvia Plath, Robert Frost, The Beat Poets.
Favorite Quote
If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him; Act without expectation, have without possessing- Tao Te Ching; No one I think is in my tree- John Lennon; Dying is easy, Comedy is hard - Ed Wynn
Favorite Music
Blues, Oldies (60s & 70s), Rock, Pop, Old Jazz. The Beatles, Bowie, The Police, Cyndi Lauper, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Alan Parsons.
Favorite Movies
The Postman; Fifth Element; It's a Wonderful Life; Alien Series; Underworld; Waterworld; Terminator II; Any Mel Brooks.
Favorite Shows
Walking Dead; Cheers; Breaking Bad; Cop Rock; Penny Dreadful; Shameless; Rosanne; Too many others.
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