Sincerely,

Asking me what I’m most passionate about is like asking an archaeologist what his favorite artifact is. I can list off many things but it would be in no particular order, aside from chronologically, of course.

I have always held an immense interest in writing that has never wavered, even from a young age. Everything from poetry and short stories to creating my own world full of heroes and villains. While in school I also found an interest in competitive sports which upon graduation manifested itself in the form of serving my country. None of which I regret in the least.

I met my future wife not long after getting injured and being discharged from the Marines. A few years later we had a couple of kids and our family began to form. From that moment, watching them grow and learn and dream became my number one passion. Not long after having our youngest son my wife’s health deteriorated and kidney disease almost took her from us, that was in 2009. At that point I gave up on my personal dreams and passions as none of them seemed worth pursuing if she wasn’t there to watch me succeed. Keeping her alive was the only goal or mission I had for a very long time.

Over the years as a means of distraction I dabbled in music production, audio engineering and graphics design, all of which I taught myself, but I never fully gave up on writing. I guess I never completely gave up on hopefully being able to one day share my stories as those were the tales that fed my kids imaginations growing up.

Every day my wife moves closer and closer to a spot on the transplant list and a chance to get her life back from the torturous chair she spends three days a week strapped to. I’ve watched our daughter grow up into a young woman and not only chase her dream of being a model/actress but to accomplish it. I’ve watched our oldest son graduate and begin the journey of becoming an engineer. And now as I watch our youngest finish up his high school years and plan out his future I’m left with my dreams, still patiently waiting their turn.

Now, if you have made it this far you’re probably wondering what in the world all of this has to do with the intended topic. I’ve rambled on a bit about my family, growing up, odd jobs I’ve had, but what you have to understand is the things around me are where I get my passion and ideas for writing. I have collections of short stories, I have novels in various states of draft and I have outlines for entire series’ of books. I have characters who are just dying to meet new people, but can’t.

At the end of the day, everything I have talked about has given me fulfillment at some point in my life but that fulfillment has always come from me helping others succeed. I want to be the one to succeed now.

In a perfect world I would have time to finish those novels and stories. In a perfect world I would get published and go on a book tour sharing laughs with fans all over the world. But there in lies the problem, because in a perfect world my wife would already have a new kidney. If the last year and a half has taught us anything at all it’s that we live in a far from perfect world but what I have also learned is you can never let any of that take your passion away.

I know this isn’t very long. I’m sure you will get submissions that teeter on the 5k word limit that are written with eloquence and flare. I just hope I’ve been able to open a window into who I am with just these seven hundred words because, in all honestly, I could have summed it up in just one.

What am I passionate about?

Life.

Sincerely,

Just some guy

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