I was born on November 25th, 1988 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. You will read in one of my poems that the first thing was pee on the doctor. But anyway, I grew up in the era where you identified the whereabouts of your friends by the bicycles that leaned against a tree in a park. An age where I couldn't go to a friend's house unless my parents checked that my homework was done. A time that I had a limited number of text messages in my family's plan and I would always go above the threshold; I would have to wait until after 9:00 PM for unlimited talking minutes.

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I was an A student because of my parents' insistence that I become successful. And although I'm not a doctor, lawyer, or engineer, I accomplished a lot. For instance, I was a soccer star and a goal-scorer. I loved taking three players on at a time and putting that ball in the upper-right corner. I became a three-time state champion in powerlifting and held the number one rank in the nation from 2007 until 2009 WITH TWO ROTATOR CUFF SURGERIES. I owe it all to my coach. Rest in peace old man.

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Then came college where I began my studies as a biochemistry and molecular biology major. Organic Chemistry was a foreign language to me and my father suggested I hone my writing skills that I developed throughout high school. I graduated from Penn State University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in English and found it to be completely useless. After graduation, I intended to live out the American dream by owning a home, a car, being married, having children, and having the nicest looking lawn in the neighborhood. But any companies that were hiring within my field required experience which I could only obtain by freelancing or working for free for a few years. And so with a college education, I worked the following jobs up until 2015:

• Pharmacy Technician

• Third-Party Adjudicator for a long-term care pharmaceutical company

• Second Shift gym employee

• Event server at a hotel

• Assistance pre-school teacher

• Cashier at a small restaurant

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I must leave out the name of the employers out of respect.

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With minimum wage and dead-end jobs, I decided to pursue a career in education. I dedicate that decision to my former powerlifting coach as he was a great mentor to me. I'll never forget one of his many lectures: YOU'RE SQUATTING LIKE YOU HAVE A THORN BUSH IN YOUR THONG! So I applied to Desales University to receive my teaching certification and passed the Praxis II, providing me with the ability to teach English in grades 6-12. Of course I had trouble finding a classroom in Pennsylvania, but I did a quick search for teaching jobs in southwest Florida and within just a few days, I was hired only hours after my online interview. It was a dream of mine to live in Florida; the sight of the palm trees did wonders for me.

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So in 2015, I became an English teacher and taught a variety of course levels. After 11 years of dedication to the classroom, I resigned to pursue my dreams of owning my own business and publishing books. It was very difficult to leave a career in which I had hoped to retire in, but I have been a writer since Kindergarten. My mother still has my material where I used to illustrate and write comic books. As I got older, I learned and applied my writing abilities through my own experiences as a student. I wrote lyrics and even recorded demo mixtapes. I created research papers ranging from why the descriptions of "Beowulf" were limited to indirect feedback being the best method to increase standardized writing scores. I published a slam poetry book in 2012 under a vanity fair publishing company and then a novel in 2022 with a different company. I quickly learned that the royalties were not something I could life off of; I felt like I got ripped off.

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And so in 2026, I created Default AntikQs LLC to own every step that I make. Fun fact: I originally wanted to name this company "Academic AntikQs", but I felt that my personality fit better under the term "Default AntikQs" (antics) since I'm just a big little kid. This is a new start for me at 37 years old. I have a home, I have a wife, and instead of children (in due time), I have too many dogs. So my story has just begun and I don't see an ending anytime soon. A toast, to hereby display my visions in open pages, for anybody who dares to open my books.