I find talking or writing about myself somewhat difficult. But since people like to know something about the person writing the blog they are reading, here is my attempt to introduce myself.
For starters, I have a B.S. in Philosophy and Systems Analysis (’87, Taylor University), an M.A. in Biblical Studies (’14, Talbot Seminary), and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing (’21, National University). I worked in a family-owned business for about ten years doing sales, lab work, research, M.I.S., and basic management. I left the business world to teach high school classes in apologetics, Bible study, and economics for about 17 years. During that time I coached soccer and theater and did way too much videography. But now…
I find myself writing. I self-published a book in ’16 titled A New Song (Westbow Press) which I hope encourages people to find their own creative responses to Scripture. My responses were poetic (and average at that), but that doesn’t mean yours have to be poetry (or average). Trust me when I say I understand poetry isn’t everyone’s thing!
I have a Silver Labrador Retriever named after the main character in one of my favorite books My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok. Unlike Asher Lev, my dog Asher spends much of his time trying to keep me from reading as much as I want to. The rest of his time is spent reclining on any and all furniture in and around my house.
There are a great many other things I could write here, but some of them would be far too boring (which no one wants to hear) or far too revealing (which makes me nervous). A quick way to understand a little about me is to read the poem The Beasts of the Crack. It was written about a month after the darkest episode of my life. Many of you know what that is, but if you don’t, feel free to ask.
If I missed anything you want to know, feel free to send me an e-mail and ask. The worst thing that could happen is that I could be disinclined to acquiesce to your request.
Thanks for reading this far…
d p myers