Prior to my incarnation as a semi-lucid writer, I spent about a decade teaching all of the kids who mysteriously disappeared from the public schools.  These were the meth kids, the tweakers , and those who fancied a whole bowl of pot before class.  The vast majority of them were affiliated with one gang or another, many had a history of gouge your eyes out violence.  I taught everything from 2nd grade reading to college physics every day and it was grand.  I moved from there to photography (the profession in which I now happily reside), and now wander around in this vast wasteland of ePub glee from time to time.       So here's the quick and dirty on me, because if you've read this far, you've been waiting for the dirty.   I don't know Kung-Fu, and I've yet to be arrested.  I'm perhaps most comfortable when I'm underwater and have an aversion to adverbs - I love my wife and son, and was once nearly run over by a tank.  That's about as quick and dirty as it gets with me.   Of course, I'm always available via Facebook as I'm in Shameless Self-Promotion mode for Jury of Peers... so stop by, kick up your feet and chat.  Or, if you're in the mood for a bit of a preview regarding the novel, or are decidedly anti-social, I have an app for that:  http://juryofpeers.us   Cheers,   Troy