When people first meet me and I tell them that I write, the most common response that I get is, "wow, I didn't know that you do that." Since I have to live with a lifelong disability, I really didn't get to be able to participate in sports (except for Special Olympics briefly in grade school) and so I sought refuge in books. As I matured and got to high school, the brutal murder of my classmate Tanya and her younger sister Tracy provided the impetus for me to finally have the impetus for me to write poetry.
I wrote my first poem back in 1991 or 1992 and have written off and on ever since. Currently, I have a poetry blog on here (Blogger) that I write for from time to time. Although the pain of losing Tanya and Tracy is what motivated me to start creative writing, my own experiences and love of the written word, make it possible for me to continue with it to this day.
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