travish97

ABOUT

Location

Bumfuk Nebraska

Gender

Male

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Joined

October 2006

He has loved writing as long as he can remember. He wrote my first novel at the tender age of 14. He grew up on the lonely plains of rural Nebraska reading about hobbits, vampires, Cimmerians, Tharks, and Jedi, forever twisting him into his current, occasionally warped persona.

Since high school - in addition to being an engineer, an English teacher, and a writer - he has been, in no particular order: a museum attendant, a referee, a farmer, a construction worker, a comic shop clerk, a bookseller, an office lackey, a pilot, a game designer, and a private English tutor. If a day ever goes by when he doesn't learn something new, he will probably be dead.

He lived in Nebraska until moving to Fukuoka, Japan, for three years. During that time, he experienced the wonders of Asia. Beautiful Bali, with its lush jungles, breathtaking coral reefs, and entrepreneurial spirit fighting against persistent poverty and terrorism. Untamed Cambodia, with the ancient magnificence of Angkor Wat, against its backdrop of crushing poverty and brutal, heartbreaking history. Vivacious Vietnam, with the endless ingenuity and perseverance of the Vietnamese people, struggling to recover from decades of war and isolation. Wild, exotic Thailand, with its rich, fascinating culture, fantastic food, surprise and wonder around every corner, bejeweled temples and shining golden Buddhas. And most of all Japan, a wonderful, endlessly puzzling dichotomy, with its rich history and five hundred-year old shrines on every mountain. At once, more modern than America, and as primitive and simple as it was hundreds of years ago, where people forego chairs to sit on woven reed mats to view cherry blossoms and talk to friends on cell phones that are five years ahead of anything in the West.

When he's not writing, he's probably playing a game of some sort, reading novels or history books, cooking, cycling, studying Japanese language, or practicing martial arts.

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