The written word has always been my best mode of communication. When I was a kid I discovered the world of books and began reading novels in the second grade. A trip to the school library was the highlight of my day. As I grew older, I wrote poetry, the rhyming kind to express myself after reading some of the major works of known poets.
I worked at several jobs in my life until landing at a sheriff's office where I stayed for about twenty years. You can surmise the influence there.
Now that I am retired, I fill the hours with imaginary characters who resemble people I have kn more...