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name: Benjamin Tomes
about: I am a Wisconsin-based author, writing about my unlikely path from a delinquent childhood spent in Northern Wisconsin to becoming a noted urban educator. My current work is a four-part ebook series that details a birth to 21 account of growing up with ADHD before anyone knew what ADHD was. In my case, it led to a personal war on boredom and life in the small towns of Northern Wisconsin presented an ample number of battlefields. From stagnating classrooms to stifling Quaker church services, the lack of something to do seemingly always created the need for making something to do; which in turn led to a lot of beautiful mischief. My work is blunt, honest, and pierced with a sharp sense of humor that is not afraid to mock anything; including my I am a Wisconsin-based author, writing about my unlikely path from a delinquent childhood spent in Northern Wisconsin to becoming a noted urban educator. My current work is a four-part ebook series that details a birth to 21 account of growing up with ADHD before anyone knew what ADHD was. In my case, it led to a personal war on boredom and life in the small towns of Northern Wisconsin presented an ample number of battlefields. From stagnating classrooms to stifling Quaker church services, the lack of something to do seemingly always created the need for making something to do; which in turn led to a lot of beautiful mischief. My work is blunt, honest, and pierced with a sharp sense of humor that is not afraid to mock anything; including myself. Despite time spent as a rural miscreant, I ultimately ended up as a teacher and athletic coach and did quite well at it, earning some national acclaim and a few hefty awards along the way. The beauty of that road and the career it led to lies in the details of it all. I would expect to see this series ultimately give way to one entitled Taken Down, based on my six years spent teaching and coaching in the Milwaukee Public School system. I am 40 years old, single, and live in Waukesha with my two children. In addition to my writing, I am a Digital Marketing Instructor specializing in teaching students how to write creatively and effectively for social media and web based material. I am a spinal trauma survivor and recovered from a virtual rebuild of my lumbar spine; enough so to remain extremely active in my free time. I am also a Mixed Martial Arts trainer and occasional participant. ...more