I've been a writer for 30 years. My influences are Tobias Wolf, Denis Johnson, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Hemingway, Joyce, Orwell, Tolkien, Steinbeck, and many more.  I also have a blog, which deals with a variety of political topics and issues concerning disability rights as well as other civil rights concerns.  My goal is to write creatively for a living and teach on the college level, if possible.