As a young person, my first memory of Sci-Fi was when I was laying in front of the TV watching the original Star Trek series with all the great characters, music, and sounds. The Star Trek movie I remember the most is “Wrath of Khan”. I do remember the movies “The Search for Spock” and a few others. I also remember seeing Critters, Gremlins, and the Last Starfighter. I take my love of Sci-Fi from my father as he loves a good Sci-Fi story. I took a chance at writing during my 2nd prison sentence. In 2023-24 I read a few books from Mike Enemigo, “The Millionaire Prisoner”, and I also read Michael Santos first book “Preparing for Success after Prison”. Those books gave me the nudge to start writing in 2023. In 2024 I finished the first writing of “Pentel 2222>” I also started writing “Finishing Time”, a sequel to the classic by H.G. Wells, “The Time Machine”. I hope at some point to publish these books and sell a few copies. This would tell me to write more and to hewn the craft. I also hope that someone writing in the Sci-Fi realm would mentor me as I am a young writer and have so much to learn.
For me, writing allows me to escape the prison walls for a little while and gives me self-satisfaction as I have accomplished something good. Currently, I am working on an edited and cleaned-up version of “Pentel 2222”. The work that I am putting in now will hopefully show on the finished project. I am also working on the first writing of the book I named “Finishing Time” as H.G. Wells left us a whole world to expand our ideas about time travel. My biggest goals are, leaving something that inspires a whole new thought in Sci-Fi, expanding on some of the greatest Sci-Fi stories in books and on movie screens, and lastly for myself as I know my issues continue to creep back into my life and cause me problems. I know my issues cause more issues and until I face some of my worst demons, I will continue to have legal trouble. I want to get out and just be free out on the family farm. I know I will need treatment for the rest of my life and hope one day to understand my issues. At this time, I am OK and live to write and just be in prison.
