I served in the U.S. Army from 1992 to '94 as a Mortuary Affairs Specialist. During that time I was honored with the National Service Ribbon, an Army Achievement Medal, and an honorable discharge. I was recognized on multiple occasions for "outstanding service" to the army, and to Prince George County in Virginia.

After I left the service, I spent a couple of years with the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office as an autopsy attendant. Again, I was recognized on multiple occasions for "outstanding service" to Wayne County, fourth largest county in the U.S.A. We averaged 12 autopsies per day. Over the course of my career I must've performed roughly 2,000 autopsies. I left the morgue because I had seen more death than I cared to.

While at the morgue, I had the opportunity to work with youths who had been labeled "at-risk" from the Detroit Public Schools system. I discovered that many of these boys and girls just needed someone who cared enough to listen and a place where they could feel safe enough to talk. I went back to college thinking that I might like to become a teacher.

I then worked as a production planner at a short-run book manufacturer. They offered me a 100% tuition reimbursement, and I loved books, so I took the job. Unfortunately, the printing industry was undergoing a shakedown due to advances in every aspect of electronic publishing. Within a few years they would revise their employee benefits package to eliminate the tuition reimbursement plan. They told me that they hadn't expected anyone to actually use it to go full-time. A round of layoffs was in the future, and they made it clear that my job was redundant, so I began to look elsewhere.

For my next job, I went to work as a computer programmer to help pay the bills while in school. That went well for a while, but then I reached a point where I had to choose between making lots of money or finding fulfillment. The choice was to stay in programming and quit school or quit programming and go full-time because the remaining courses I needed were largely offered only during the day. I decided to go full-time. Sitting in a cube all day did nothing to improve my health anyway.

I worked as a security guard for the corporate offices of an international media outlet for a while. They had great benefits and tons of freebies. They also went out of their way to work around my class schedule. This partnership worked well until I had to quit in order to take on full-time student teaching.

In Spring of 2004, I graduated from college and went to work teaching in South Georgia. In the short time I've been here, I've co-directed the drama team to take second place in our region, I've taken the male and female essayists to state (the boy wrote his essay on a unit I taught and took second place at state), and I've been named STAR teacher by one of my former students--all while raising my three sons alone. Whew!

Interests: Writing, reading, history, creating worlds and games. I prefer fantasy and sci-fi to most other genres, but I'll read anything that is well-written and interesting from Black Elk Speaks to The Fountainhead.

Projects (Present and Future): Tale of the Dragon (FRPG), The Rival (fantasy novel), Yesterday's Son (sci-fi novel), J-7 and the Artinauts (sci-fi), Homecoming (sci-fi), Gerrig's Song (fantasy), The Ellerion Saga (fantasy series), various poetry and short fiction, The One Story Theory (non-fiction).

My thanks go out to those of you who have given me your support. I hope to go on producing quality reviews for your pleasure. All I ask is for an honest appraisal of my efforts. If you feel that my work hasn't been up to snuff, rate accordingly but please check back and see if I've updated it to meet your approval. I aim to please.