I am Andy Blumer.I always wanted to be a writer. Actually, when I was a kid I wanted to be a newspaper reporter. My dad worked in the press room in the basement of our local newspaper, and I remember the way he smelled when he came home from work with ink and paper on his hands and in his hair. A while later, Dad changed jobs and started working in advertising, as he was an excellent artist. That's when I discovered what a newsroom looked like. This was prime 90s newsroom, too. I always imagined writing local investigative stories. I wanted to be the guy who found out what was really going on with all the things people told rumors about around town. Dad eventually changed careers to design and develop websites, which he did for almost 20 years. In high school, my dream changed a bit. I wanted to be a conflict zone journalist. Understand, 9/11 happened when I was a sophomore, so I thought I was going to end up in war anyway. Luckily for me, our United States military has been a volunteer service my whole life. Unfortunately, my dreams of becoming a journalist didn't quite pan out. However, I followed in my father's footsteps, and today, in my professional life, I work in web services and marketing. I work for a subsidiary of the largest cattle breed association in the US, and my team is responsible for designing, developing, and managing ranch websites for over 300 of its members.
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So, why do I still want to be a writer? I had some of the best, most encouraging teachers in school, who helped me discover a love for reading and creative writing. (Shout out to Mrs. Janc!) Some of the things I'll publish here will be things I wrote in their classes. So, please be nice. I was an angsty teenager with no sense of the world outside of my bubble. I write for fun. I write to scratch a creative itch. I write for me, or in dedication of friends and family. I don't have any published print credits yet, but I hope to change that. Perhaps I'll investigate a local rumor and talk the newspaper into publishing. Maybe you'll be the first to read it here. This is my place to do just that, write what I want to write. Please read and enjoy, and I'd be happy to hear from you.