Gender	Male
Industry	Law Enforcement or Security
Occupation	dispatcher
Location	Albion, Indiana, United States
Introduction	I'm Mark, and this blog features my columns, books, writing tips and events, and dangerous forays into home maintenance.
Interests	firefighting, photography, humor, writing, fiction, camping, science fiction, romantic comedy
Favorite movies	If Lucas, Spielberg, or John Williams are involved, I'm pretty much there.
Favorite music	Classic rock, movie scores, classical
Favorite books	The Oz Books by L. Frank Baum, the Harry Potter series, The Hunger Games, Report From Engine Co. 82, science fiction, humor

You forgot your mom's birthday! What can you make out of super glue and olive pits?

Trouble.