Bio
Who am I? Why the blog? and why are you following it?
Who am I?
If you listen to my American accent you will detect a Boston and Australian pitch to it. I was born in Melbourne and was dragged to the city of Philadelphia when I was 3 years old. My father chased a doctorate at Temple and we lived there for 3 years. With my dad finishing his studies, he landed an associate professorship at Boston University causing us to move to Massachusetts. Attending most of my formative years at elementary, middle and high school in Framingham MA, I decided to attend my right to free College education in Australia. Yes, further education was free back then but not now. I never became an American citizen but only had the status of resident alien. So I was brought up as a Yankee as some Australians would say a “septic tank” rhymes with Yank. Go figure? I finished my education and have lived in Canberra for 40 years. Currently working as an Electronic Technician in Canberra. I’m married with two children.
Over the last 20 years, I’ve started to write things down, my father published many books, so there must be some interest there. I’ve been writing fiction stories as a hobby and to help with my writing skills keeping diaries of our travels. At first, it was handwriting and now it’s in electronic form. I once attended a writing forum and the lecture said that to be a good writer either you are extremely talented or you need to write one million words. It’s daunting I know but I’m not there yet perhaps it will be two. I’ll let you be the judge.
Why the blog?
Believe me, you may think that I’m full of myself, but it’s hard to project your thoughts to the public and I have many words to write to get to that two million.
Why are you following it?
General interest, I’m hoping to not write day-to-day travelling. Perhaps provide personal interest, writing not to say we went here and there but to write about the people I meet and how I feel. Writing about feelings is difficult and I hope I can strike a chord with some. Especially mental illness in men who find it hard to express their feelings.
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