WOW . . . I haven't been here in ages! My dust bunnies have dust bunnies, who've evolved into some sort of massive literature consuming bibliovore. My name is Ben, and I'm a writer. Not professionally, unfortunately, although I often pretend to be a GOOD writer, but that's just pretend. Maybe someday I'll make it . . .
Anyway, professionally I am a Supply Chain Analyst for Boeing, which means I spend all day arguing with Engineers and Machinists about whether the engine costs 21 or 23 million dollars, or whether there are 4 or 5 fastener locations on an aft rib strut. Anyway, it's a lot of tedious paper pushing and parts shuffling, so I write to break the monotony, or I beta-read stories. I also build custom batteries, which means I get paid to play with a welding press and a sautering iron, and I fix computers. I'm an ex-priest and commonwealth pastor, published writer, collegiate English teacher, youth councilor, musician, former illegal street racer, chef, and I love to sing and dance. I also run the Fictionpress.com Help Desk forum. So as you can tell, I keep myself busy.
I'm deliriously, happily married, and have been so for eight years. I have two beautiful children who look just like their mother, a son and a daughter, whom I love to death. Fortunately my job(s) make enough that my wife can stay at home and teach them, so they're smarter than hell.
I started on here because I love to read amateur writing and help people evolve their writing, and because I think my writing has become . . . well . . . utter drek. I think this is my equivalent of a mid-life crisis, where I start to doubt my skills and think I suck really, REALLY bad, so I hope to get a lot of feedback from readers.
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