I avoid developing banking software as much as possible by day, am a restaurateur (i.e. egg flipper and dishwasher) nights and weekends, and write for love always, with a special fondness for the short story and the essay.   Vent, rant and experiment at http://www.fairwriting.com/blog.php



In the 80's I sold so many computer geek articles to a popular C-64 enthusiast's magazine called Transactor that it was offered to me when its senior editor quit.   Then, for twenty years I constrained my literary efforts to writing op-ed articles and working as a technical writer (which is a marvelous exercise in clarity and making the eye-gougingly mundane almost bearable).   Although, ten years ago my letter in response to a personal ad was selected above fifty others, and I am still living with the contest administrator.   Two years ago I began creative writing again.  I experiment with many genres, forms and styles.



Since my hiatus, my first sale has been to UK's Cosmos—"The Science of Everything" Magazine, who bought a sci-fi piece of mine for its only long (4000 word) slot for 2006, scheduled for print in their special Dec./Jan. issue.