And lo... one day, A Writer and dreamer
was born...
Where I Came From
I was born and raised on the south side of Youngstown, in the great state of Ohio. What makes Ohio so great? Ohio State football, for one. Beautiful fall weather and White House Fruit Farm. Grandpa’s Cheese Barn. The Canfield Fair. Cedar Point. Fields of lightning bugs flickering softly against the background of a July twilight. When the snow falls, it packs into all the potholes in the road.
And sometimes, in the summer and if you’re lucky enough, luna moths. Those are a rare sight but one you’ll never forget. They’ll make you believe in fairies.
How I Look at the World
I’m an optimist at heart, even though I certainly do have my moments of cynicism.
While crow’s feet have left seriously deep lines around my eyes when I smile and I’m sprouting silver hairs everywhere, I have not changed much as I’ve aged. I am still ridiculously awkward only now, I am unapologetic and unembarrassed by it. I consider it part of my charm.
