Welcome to my Blog!

Everyone has a story to share.

Whether by way of writing, singing, dancing, acting, painting or puppetry, an experience is longing to be shared.

How I tell my story.

When I was a kid, drawing was my way of revealing who I was. By sketching comic book heroes, cartoon characters and landscapes, I was letting others into my young mind. It was my way of telling my life’s story, all 8 years of it. My younger sister would sell my sketches for a quarter to her grade school classmates. Man, was she ever a hustler. Not until I was much older did I realize that she was the first to encourage my expressive outlets. She believed in me before I even knew what I was really doing.

Writing came not long after I discovered my love of books. I was so enthralled by the way words pull my imagination into so many different directions, “Such beautiful words placed together just right, to form beautiful scenes. I want to do that too,” was my thought growing up.

Why I write.

I’ve always wanted to share stories with others, it’s why I travel, for the need of new experiences. I love hearing stories from my elders. As I get older, I find myself wanting to share all my ups and downs, so others can get something out of them; whether it’s a lesson or entertainment. As the years go by, I want to be the old man with wondrous stories.

Throughout my life, I knew one thing for sure; I may not be the smartest person in a room, but with experience under my belt, I could be the wisest.

It’s what brought me to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail with zero, I mean nada, zilch, nichts hiking experience. Some called it a foolish move, I say, ignorance is bliss. It has given me a new way of living… a new subject of stories to share.

The answer.

Which brings me to the question at hand; why blog now?

With the completion of my book, ‘The Unlikely Thru-Hiker’, and six months before it’s anticipated release, I found that I still had much more to tell about my AT adventure and I didn’t want to wait a half a year to share it. Which hits a couple important points moving forward:

The purpose of this blog.

One: I want to give my potential readers a solid idea of how I express with words the beauty I experienced. The fact is, I can’t expect people to quickly run to the bookstore or stroll over to a laptop and order my book without first knowing something about this new published author.

Two: I was forced to condense my book by almost half, in order to make it a comfortable size book to read – hey, brotha had much to say! But, I was not discouraged… well, not for long, the discarded sentences, paragraphs and chapters were not going to lay on the cutting room floor forever.

Hence my reasoning for a blog; to continue sharing my story and hopefully do it in a way that will fulfill both my need to continue telling stories and give you something to chew on while waiting for ‘The Unlikely Thru-Hiker’.

Peace, Love & All That Good Stuff!

If you’re interested in reading more about my wacky, yet adventurous AT experience, check out my memoir, ‘ The Unlikely Thru-Hiker‘.