Raymond Fast:  

Life My adult life seems to be running in eight-year cycles. With that assumption in mind, I have recently begun a new phase. I hope to use the things I have learned thus far to build a career as a writer and a future as a very happy man. Update (5/21/08) ... Let's see. I have a day job. The key word there is "a" as in singular, only one ... no more moonlighting stocking shelves, delivering pizzas, tutoring; no more side graphic art or editing jobs; no more running my own business ... at least for now. I'm a manufacturing code inspector, which sounds really fancy but just means I get paid for what I know more than for what I do. I've been at it for ten years now and I'm starting to think I'll stick with it for a while. It keeps me fed, clothed, and under a roof, puts gas in my cars and entertains me. And, most important...Expand for more