I lived in Northern Colorado from 1987 until December, 2015.  Then I retired to the Philippine Islands where I write poetry and some prose. This is my passion and I am actively seeking to be published in print. I have posted many works on various websites and have had some re-published to others.  I was recently published in the first issue of a new poetry publication, In The Gesture Of Words; as well as in Mad Swirl. You can find me on Social Media, usually under the name mindbringer. I contribute to a local zine called mindbringer.  I am a former Naval Officer with degrees in History, Philosophy, Classical Studies and Computer Information Systems/Computer Networking. I was born in Southern Illinois and have travelled and lived in many places in the United States as well as overseas, including 4 years in the Philippines courtesy of the U.S. Government.  I enjoy fishing, hiking, Tai Chi Chih, reading, chess, camping, history, philosophy, music of all kinds and classics.  I used to enjoy greatly spending time in my large personal library. However, I had to give it all to my children upon my relocation.  I now have a much, much smaller library in the Philippines but it has a great view of the street outside my house with a veranda attached.  I consider myself a Trekker and a Ringer and enjoy playing The Lord Of The Rings Online, Dragonage, Elder Scrolls Online, etc.  I am a widower after being married to a Filipina for 32 years.  I have four gifted adult children and two granddaughters. I now have a new Filipina wife that I met here in the Philippines. I welcome your efforts to connect with me!