Antaeus

Antaeus only has one name because his family was too poor to have two (just kidding). He dumped his last name legally and took his wife's last name when they were married thirty-nine years ago. That's a whole short story in itself. Antaeus put off his writing dream for what his family called a "Real job." His first job was cleaning toilets in a bar at age seven. Antaeus joined the military at age 16 1/2. After leaving the military, he worked a job he hated for forty years so his children would have a good start in life. Antaeus' time in the military taught him discipline and gave him self-confidence, but it stifled his creativity. How can you be creative when your job is to destroy? Now, in the twilight of his life, Antaeus gets to do what he always waited to do—write. Antaeus writes to give all those characters running around in his head a voice. He writes because now he can tell their stories. He writes because, finally, he can. Antaeus creates short stories and slaps together poetry (Mostly mushy stuff to his wife). He grinds out fiction and nonfiction, humor, fantasy, and thrillers. Antaeus has authored more than a dozen self-published books. Recently, he uploaded his two cookbooks with over three hundred delicious recipes to Amazon. Now comfortably retired, Antaeus volunteers his time and knowledge while writing from a lakefront home in Southwest Florida for fun. When the cats aren't asleep on his keyboard, that is.