Author — this was the beginning of everything I have become

How I Became a Writer

Getting to know me: What do I write and who am I writing to?

Updated: February 11, 2024

Who am I?

It’s a question I’ve been asking myself since I realized that the identity I had just didn’t feel right.

Writing is new to me.

I’ve been writing for about two years since I realized the connection it gave me to other people who are also asking questions. But, it took me a half-decade of failing at other things to get me to where I am now.

And it took me 30 years to realize I had given the world far too much control.

If it’s true that we all have a breaking point where we start to reconsider our lives, heartbreak was mine. I lost someone who loved me more deeply than I could understand and more than my immaturity could handle.

Since then, I went on an adventure to understand myself and what I was actually meant for. My adult life started as an electrician. A trade that I still work in and became a veteran of. Something I cringe at every time I have to say it…

It was the loss of someone important that helped me see that the life I was living was short-sighted and self-suppressive.