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Jul 10, 2006

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Fiction writer, English teacher

I've always been interested in speculative elements in fiction, and have therefore been writing in the genre since I was a young boy. Up until high school, I was primarily informed about the art of fiction through trascendentalist literature and translated works from classical antiquity; however, in college I developed a taste for the adventure and horror fiction of the 1920s. Since then, I've been attempting to refine my craft through studies into postmodernist literature and magical realism. Having family in the business, I'm also a huge professional wrestling fan. My favorite current promotions are TNA and Pro Wrestling NOAH, and my favorite past organizations are old ECW, AJPW (pre-NOAH split), ROH (pre 2007), and NWA (pre-1995)

Favorite Shows: 'TNA Impact!', MSNBC TV, Cartoon Network, 'Twin Peaks', 'the Mighy Boosh', 'the X-Files' Favorite Cartoons: 'Gargoyles', 'Aeon Flux', 'Space Ghost: Coast to Coast', 'the MaXX', 'Avatar: the Last Air-Bender', 'Mighty Max', 'Thundercats', 'South Park', 'Beavis and Butthead', 'Freakazoid!', 'Duckman', 'the Critic' Favorite Animes: 'Revolutionary Girl Utena', 'Neon Genesis Evangelion', 'the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi', 'Devilman Lady', 'Excel Saga', 'Gravitation' Favorite Directors: David Lynch, John Carpenter, Hayao Miyazaki, Mike Judge, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Don Coscarelli, James Cameron, Jim Henson Favorite Live-Action Films: 'Forbidden Zone', 'Phantasm', 'Eraserhead', 'Blue Velvet', 'the Big Lebowski', 'Superbad', 'Sleuth', 'Targets', 'Robocop', 'Terminator' series, 'the Thing', 'Big Trouble in Little China', 'In the Mouth of Madness', 'Escape from New York', 'Legend', 'Labyrinth Favorite Animated Films: 'My Neighbor Totoro', 'KITE', 'Spirited Away', 'Utena: the Movie', 'Castle of Cagliostro', 'the Last Unicorn'

The musical achievements of Oingo Boingo/Danny Elfman, the Mothers of Invention/Frank Zappa, the 13th Floor Elevators/Roky Erickson, Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, and Cab Calloway are master-works that shall never be topped. Otherwise, let's break it down by genre! Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Alternative: KISS, Iron Maiden, Saxon, Queen, Saigon Kick, Cannibal Corpse, King Diamond, various Mike Patton projects, Megadeth, Manowar, Slayer, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Whitesnake, Soundgarden, the Polysics, White Zombie, the Cure, Sisters of Mercy, Butthole Surfers Disco/Funk: Parliament, Disco Tex and his Sex-o-Lettes, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Techno/Electronica: Bruce Haack, Sound Rage, Outwork, Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, Rozalla Country: Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Slim Whitman, Jerry Reed, David Allan Coe, Johnny Paycheck, the Refreshments/Roger Clyne and the Peace-Makers (more country-rock, but I wasn't sure where to fit them) Pop: Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, DEVO, Kylie Minogue, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Neil Diamond Rap: Busta Rhymes, Kottonmouth Kings, MC Chris, Solliloquists of Sound, Sole, Kool Keith Jazz and Blues: Buddy Rich, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Robert Johnson, Bing Crosby, Bobby McFerrin, Louis Armstrong, Mike Jones Trio, Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyers Classical and Orchestral: Maurice Ravel, Giuseppe Verdi, Igor Stravinsky, Jerry Goldsmith, John Kage Musicals: 'RENT', '1776', 'Rocky Horror Picture Show', 'Les Miserables', 'Avenue Q'

Favorite Authors: H.P. Lovecraft, Jeanette Winterson, Robert Anton Wilson, Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino, Juan Rulfo, Ambrose Bierce, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Alan Moore, Mike Mignola, Matt Wagner Favorite Poets: Basho, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire, Dante Aligheri, Vergil, Ovid Favorite Essayists: Richard Dawkins, Michel Foucalt, Jacques Derrida, Friedrich Nietzsche