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Gender
Male
Birthday
March 28 1952
Location
Ashland, Kentucky
About Me
I was a singer/songwriter most of my life, until a crippling hand condition ended my ability to perform in 2002. I started writing fiction and never looked back. I love it. I've just moved to Florida to a place called Treasure Island. Cool, huh.
Type of Writer
Plot-driven stories with strong characters
Writing Style
Southern Gothic
Interests
People watching, exploring nature and wildlife, guitar, reading and wriiting
Favorite Link
WDC
Favorite Genres
Mainstream,literary,mystery--drama
Favorite Books
Canary Row, The Great Gatsby, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Madonnas Of Leningrad,The Queen of The South, Bangkok 8, The Kite Runner.
Favorite Authors
If I could have been any writer, it would have been John Steinbeck. I wish I could plot like John Irving.
Favorite Poets
Robert Frost
Favorite Quote
"Man unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up in the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his acomplishments." (from the Grapes of Wrath)
Favorite Music
Folk and Blues
Favorite Movies
A Love Song for Bobby Long, Bladerunner, With Honors, Mystic River, Braveheart
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