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Gender
Male
Birthday
November 11 1938
Location
Raleigh, NC, US of A
About Me
Left home at 18; joined the Army(Korea); reenlisted for Special Forces; discovered calligraphy and fell in love with it and have been doing that for 30 years; maybe a writer-poems and stories about all the things I've done: firefighter, surveyor, homeless person, 18-wheeler driver, mechanic, salesman, construction worker, commercial fisherman, tobacco planter, paratrooper, Army Special Operator, Infantry commander (Vietnam), teacher, printer, calligrapher, illustrator, painter, survivalist.
Type of Writer
Poetry, short stories, memoirs, essays, more to come
Writing Style
Too inexperienced at this point to determine - I'm a work in progress.
Interests
Writing, calligraphic art, painting, reading (history, biographies, literature by great writers [Hemingway, Twain, Eliot, Clancy, et al])
Website / Homepage
www.dkingstudio.com
Group Memberships
U S Army Special Forces Assn, Carolina Lettering Arts Society, Friendship Baptist Church, Military Officers Assn, Triangle Calligraphers' Guild, Vietnam Veterans Assn
Favorite Link
Google
Favorite Link
Wikipedia
Favorite Genres
Many
Favorite Quote
"Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it."
Favorite Music
Classical and Traditional Country & Western
Favorite Movies
The Patriot, Brave Heart, True Grit, We Were Soldiers
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    On Politics  Open in new Window.
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    The importance of human politics in the grand scheme of things
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    The Surf  Open in new Window.
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    Profound thoughts on a day at the coast
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    By A Lake  Open in new Window.
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    A little lakely alliteration
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    The Mountain  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Philosophy · #1881202
    A mountain, as a metaphor for human striving.
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    Reality  Open in new Window.
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    On observing a woman swimming.
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