Let me introduce myself. My Name is Brent I live in a small town Beach community on the East Coast of Florida. I Love to write. I guess I’ve always been a story teller, I collect them. Stories for all occasions, funny, embracing, informative, motivating, lessons in morality, even horrible tragedies. I pull them out and share them repeatedly, my wife can tell most of them. Another thing you should know about me is that I am insatiably creative, many nights I don’t sleep well. A song goes through my head, and I’m up plucking out chords on my guitar. I cook all the time, never using recipes just the culminations of proteins, vegetables, and seasonings, that inspire me at the moment to create something new, something delicious. Writing however is my love. Whole new worlds are established and cast down, usually into the trashcan or relegated to an obscure spot on my hard drive.
Problem is I begin with vigor excitement, but writing is a slow deliberate art form. I pound out three to four chapters and loose interest or become so self critical that I never finish. In the last year I think I have started ten stories, I think three of these have real promise. Recently though our family has gone through a devastating tragedy. This event has redefined who I am, and how I see the world. My anger and grief is only tempered by writing, and I want to finish this tale. Maybe I can comfort another father, or raise awareness.
Well I think I’ll get back to the book now, I got a lot of work to do.
Brent
