wayseeker

Greetings,

Before all things, I am an artist.  I love the idea of creation in whatever form it takes:  music, design, sculpture, architecture, writing, cooking--anything! 

In the early part of my life, my activities and training centered on things musical and theatrical, resulting in a degree in music education, six years spent teaching band, and my current musical gig as the director of a local community band.  Most of my thinking as a writer, a cook or anywhere else is influenced by my musical roots.

Six years into my career, I switched to teaching the English language arts at a middle school and have been there ever since.  From this experience I have developed a love for writing that has culminated in a master's of the fine arts degree in creative writing.  Fiction is my first love, but I work in many areas now.

In my writing, my desire is always to bring value to my reader whether it be through experiencing a vivid story, discovering new ways of thinking about things, or learning how to cook a new dish. 

Here are some of my favorite topics:

Cooking:

Mexican Green Chili Recipe / Authentic Mexican Rice Recipe / Fresh Mexican Salsa Recipe

Parenting:

On Raising Children Well by Building Relationship / On the Value of a Bedtime Routine / Make Believe Fun with Your Kids /

Writing:

How to Write Setting in a Story / How to Write a Literary Critique

Music, Art & The Mind:

Why Study Music? / What is Intelligence? / What is Art? / William Wordsworth: An Unlikely Prophet of Emotional Intelligence

Fiction:

Permission: Flash Fiction set in Nazi Germany / At Life's End: A Ghost Story / Sorrowful Birds: Music set to Words

Poetry:

How to Write Slant Rhyme Poems / How to Write Lyric Poetry / Composing the Music of Words / Elm Tree / I Am Here / Love Poems: Poems About Family

Memoir:

Cancer, The Thief of Life / Let Go: A Short Story about My Daughter

Christian:

What is Christianity?

Thanks for visiting!