I wrote a lot of science fiction short stories when I was younger. I sat in classes or rowed in the afternoon while ideas for stories played in my brain: a moral to be taught, an audience in mind, a plot (sometimes action-packed, sometimes calmer), a goal to be accomplished, characters I felt were my friends, prequels, sequels, and spin-off stories about other characters. When I thought of them, I made notes however I could and then when I had time, I wrote them down. It was an awesome escape; I had notions about current happenings in either my own life or events of drastic importance globally, and I could express boldly my opinions on these events in fantastical situations. It was endlessly fun.
My time is now more limited, but sometimes I still jot down ideas and open new documents for new stories. While I enjoy science fiction, I am increasingly preoccupied with telling stories directly. I think this happened as I grew older and realized the imperative nature of so many things in our world. This is important! And this is more important! Everyone needs to know the truth about this! Oh, and this!
So many thoughts and ideas fly through my mind, and there is so much I find I want to document. Much of it has been done; fortunately, documentarians continue to cover important current issues. When I do watch documentary about imperative issues, I find myself moved beyond belief, and hope others watch them as well.
I am excited to get going on this documentary project and begin contributing in some small way to the community of the Lehigh Valley and hopefully, eventually, the world on a larger scale.