Poetry
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My poetry style generally falls
along the line of "vivid imagery with subtle undertones" in
contrast to much of today's modern poetry, which falls more into the
category of "subtle imagery with vivid undertones." See some
examples of my poetry, both speculative and conventional in the links on
the left.
I have had poetry nominated for the 2005,
2006, and 2007 Science Fiction Poetry Association's "Rhysling"
award, and several poems published in a variety of small press
publications including; The Tipton Poetry Journal, Star*Line, Illumen,
The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, and Raven Electrick (coming soon!)
My poem, "What if..." was selected as one of 50 poems
picked by the Arts Council of Indianapolis for
IndyGo's "Shared
Spaces/Shared Voices" public art contest. These 50 poems will be
placed on the buses in the Indianapolis Public Bus system for riders to
enjoy.
Short Story Writing
I have had some success
in the small press market (both print and online) with several short stories.
"The Brass
Man," will someday be a five chapter novella about the battle
between science and traditionalism on a lone island
nation in an unidentified post apocalyptic world. The first three chapters were
originally published in Andromeda Spaceways.
my short story, "Elwin's House" published in Issue 21 of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine,
received an Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2006
along with one of my favorite poems, "Minotaur" (a response poem co-written with Jaime Lee Moyer, published in The Magazine of Speculative Poetry).
Read some of my reviews here!
Statistics and Engineering
I am a Six Sigma Master Black Belt
having completed intensive 300 hour Master
Black Belt training through AIT,
as well as teaching and coaching Black Belt and Green Belt
students. My specialization is in engineering
development, manufacturing, and transactional processes. My areas
of interest and study include Evolutionary Operations, Exploratory
Data Analysis, and Library data analysis. In the area of
electronics assembly, I lead the development of electronics assembly
soldering processes, and serve on the advisory board of Circuits
Assembly Magazine.
See the links at the left for some
of my papers, presentations, and statistical analyses.
Miscellaneous
I like to dabble with other
types of art forms; including matching my poetry with my father's
photography in a media called the "haibun," and in creating wire
sculpture from baling wire.
I am a Trustee and President of
the Tipton County Library Board. Click on the link at the left to see
the progress in our renovation and expansion project!
