I sing in the band Manic Bloom (http://ManicBloom.com ), write YA SciFi (http://TheSurfacesEnd.com ), I'm an actor, songwriter, amateur homesteader (http://GeekOffGrid.com ), all around nerd, and Jesus lover.

Growing up, I wanted to be four things: a musician, an author, an actor and a veterinarian.  After many years of writing songs and poetry and landing whatever acting roles I could, I realized the common thread between three of my passions: stories.

Whether it was on a stage set to music, or read by dim light after the rest of the world slept, at the core of my expression was always the desire to tell a story.  You only have about three minutes to have a beginning, climax, and end in a song.  A book generally has at least two hundred pages, and a movie is about two hours, but you have to keep your audience's attention.  Either way, a good story will make the time spent observing worth it.

I gave up on being a veterinarian because I don't like blood.  But I do have a small farm.