I work for the U.S. government as an automation security specialist. Besides the eight or nine hours per day Uncle Sam squeezes out of me, I spend an additional four to six hours each day working on Internet sites and other projects with Sondra.

I began to write short stories and poetry at age ten. Seeming to have a talent for it, I considered a career as a writer. Around age 20 however, I concluded my mother was right when she told me I would never be able to earn a living writing poetry. I gave up on the poetry and started different pursuits better suited to furnishing a roof over my head and food on the table.

Now, after twenty years in the Army, three years of self-employment, three years as a human resources manager, 13 years in civil service, two divorces and years of travel overseas – I’m writing again.

The prose just flows out, sometimes even rhymed. I have things to say about love, life, fulfillment, loneliness and truth. Whether anyone else reads or listens remains to be seen. Sondra and I compete against each other with the written word and it enriches us both. My greatest hope is that we both bring warmth and hope to the hearts of anyone who knows us, or reads our work.

Sondra and I are the greatest team imaginable. She is my best friend, my partner in a variety of business endeavors and the inspiration for almost everything I do or write. Together we publish several sites on the Internet; edited and published a poetry anthology with selected works by featured poets from our Webstatic site; earned our psychology degrees at the same time from University of Maryland; manage and run our own book publishing business; and plan to build and manage a cozy “Bed & Breakfast” when I retire from civil service.

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