When asked to talk about myself, I
normally draw a blank. Honestly, what am I going to say? I have actually
researched what other authors have written about themselves to write this post.
I will try my best to keep you entertained throughout.
I
grew up in upstate New York and lived a pretty typical, small town life for a
nerd. Didn’t talk to many people my age, kept my nose in books after a certain
age where I discovered my love for reading. It was around that time that I
started writing off and on, but nothing too seriously.
When
I was sixteen I moved from New York to Anchorage, Alaska with my sister and
cousin. It was here that I started discovering more about myself. I told my
sister I was gay before that, and she had a really hard time accepting it. She
didn’t dislike me or anything as dramatic as that, but she also didn’t believe
that I was gay. When she met her future husband in Alaska, he told her to
pretty much back off, if it was a phase I would grow out of it, if it wasn’t
then she had to support me.
I didn’t grow out of it and she is a really big supporter.
In
1999 we moved from Alaska closer to home. My grandmother was starting to get
sick, and we realized the distance that separated us from our family. We didn’t
want to live in New York again, though, and so we moved to Pennsylvania where I
met a second one of my best friends and had the most amazing years of my life.
My friend Anna and I would do everything together, seriously we hung out every
single day, and most outings normally ended with us at a Chinese buffet or some
other kind of restaurant.
I
lived in Pennsylvania for several years. During my time there I opened up to my
parents about my sexuality, and despite all my fear of them hating me, they
pretty much already knew I was gay, and had come to terms with it long before I
had told them. I also had a lot of experience with the gay community while in
Pennsylvania. I marched in parades, I wrote for a gay and lesbian political
newsletter, I went to my very first drag queen ball, and fell madly in love
with an amazing man named George, who only saw me as a little brother.
Several
years later, I moved to Texas with my best friend, and lived there for a few
years before ultimately moving back home. Now I am taking my writing more
seriously than ever, realizing that this is all I want to do, and if I can’t
write and publish my work, there is little need to draw breath. I think when we
give up on our dreams, then we give up on ourselves. No one is going to give
you what you want, you have to fight for it.
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In
my free time I like to support charities that give homes to needy pets, stop
animal abuse, and promote equal rights for all people. If you are interested in
getting to know me more, please stop by my Facebook page and give me a like, I
strive to entertain and I try not to bite, unless you are into that kinda
thing.
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