New Community Press Articles Online!

Check the Community Press link posted on the bottom of the page to search for my articles about Cross Country. Once on the website look for a drop-down menu of all the different newspapers, click on Eastern Hills Journal, Forest Hills Journal, Community Journal Clermont and Community Journal North Clermont. Those are the papers I write for. Next week, look for articles about golf and girls volleyball. Enjoy.

Poetry Bowl of Soup

Here's a couple of poems to wet your appetite!! Because of a friend's urging (you know who you are) I decided that more people need to be introduced to my poetry, not because I'm self-loathing but because I would like each of you to respond to the poem and tell me how it speaks to you. Have fun.

Angels & Prayers
I keep reaching for the stars
Yet I wind up coming up short each time
It’s not something I can control
I have given myself to God
And am ready to accept the fate he has bestowed
I feel the strength inside of me to want to make the leap
It’s just that I’m not sure I can float on high
I have transgressed in more ways than one
Yet my own two feet are firmly planted
Movement is not an option
Heaven or hell is beneath either door
The only question is which one do I deserve
Have I been the best person I can be?
I answer that question without thinking
And believe that the best is yet to come
I haven’t realized my destiny yet but soon I shall be redeemed
I give myself to you
Unto all eternity may my spirit live on
Reaching the stars is something I can now do



And the first poem I ever wrote:

Waves and Crashes
Life goes on with a series of waves and crashes
Like the ocean far off in the distance
Seeking more than can be found
In a vacuum of space that cannot be quantified
Finding a path that leads to nowhere
Where nothing stands in my way
And all roads lead to the promise land.

Discovering my inner self is a constant struggle
With no wind at my back and no courage to stand up—
For my beliefs and my troubles—
But the waves and crashes
Still enter my mind and leave an impression behind.

Sports of all sorts

For those of you interested in hearing about my life on a regular basis, without having to leave a message and have me not return it for days on end here's the solution...a blog. For my first post, I want to encourage all of you to stop by on a weekly basis as I will try and update my blog at least once a week. Here you can find details about my latest sports adventures, my poetry writing and you can view all of my latest articles written for the Community Press (which comes out every Wednesday in select neighborhooods of Cincy). For now, that's what you can find. Oh yeah, I'll keep you updated about the job search that is never-ending. Enjoy!