I received a BA in History from the University of Houston. I have been a teacher of life skills and work skills to special needs students, adjudicated youth, and the visually impaired as well as College English. I am a published author and have been a writers coach. I am a voracious reader of anything from historical fiction to cosmology to the backs of cereal boxes. My interests include ancient and Dark Age history, the Civil War and the American West, Taoist and Buddhist philosophy, and classic movies. I am also a certified teacher of Tai Chi Chuan. In my life I have been a drifter, a beach bum, a library page, a book store clerk, a teacher and a construction worker. Presently, I am a happy husband and proud father of a son and two cats. Find me at: stevenspen.com