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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Writer/Visionary |
| Location | Long Beach, CA, United States |
| Introduction | In April of 2008 I celebrated my third year as a survivor of brain cancer. I have written a lot of poetry and prose during this time. Since the beginning of 2008 have developed a workshop called Healing Through Creativity. I have done workshops at UCLA, the Redondo Beach, CA Wellness Community and at The Center in Long Beach, Ca. In 2007 I read my poetry in Dallas, Tx at the Symposium for Neuro Oncology. In May of 2008 I went to Washington, DC to lobby congress on behalf of the North American Brain Tumor Coalition. I participated in the Cassidy and Pinkard 5k Race For Hope on Alan's Apex Summit Team. We raised over $87,000.00 for brain cancer research. My chapbook, Lemonade - Notes to Cancer is available at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, CA, in the Agape Quiet Mind Bookstore in Culver City, CA and online. I enjoy sharing my poetry and what I have learned about maintaining positive focus and living in the present with cancer survivors, their support people and at a variety of corporate events and in educational and spiritual venues. I have been blessed with the love of a wonderful family and friends. I am very grateful to be alive. |
| Interests | Poetry and Prose Writing, Healing Through Creativity, Photography, Service, Tai Chi, Surviving Cancer, Helping Others, Living Each Day To The Fullest, Gardening, Cooking, Healthy Living, Appreciating Nature |
| Favorite Movies | Cool Hand Luke, Stranger Than Fiction, Il Postino, Cinema Paradiso, Apocalypse Now, The Last Tango in Paris, I Know I'm Not Alone, The Milagro Beanfield War, The Bridges of Madison County, Do The Right Thing, The Circle of Iron, Beautiful Dreamers, The Big Lebowski, Young Frankenstein |
| Favorite Music | Michael Franti and Spearhead, Bad Religion, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Carol King, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Miles Davis et al, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, The Who, Leww Mathews Trio, Mozart, Chopin, Mahler, Beethoven, Patsy Cline........... |
| Favorite Books | 100 Years of Solitude, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Great Gatsby, The Island of the Sequined Love Nun, Jitterbug Perfume, Travels With Charlie, The Rubiyat of Omar Kayyam, Manufacturing Consent |
My favorite aphorism: It's not what happens to you, it's what you choose to do about it.