College English teacher and tutor, writer, musician (bass), investor/trader. PhD University of Cincinnati. MA, 2xBA, AAS. Published in numerous literary journals, Playboy College Fiction winner published in Oct 2012 issue, author of Wally (Burrow Press). Areas of study and scholarship: creative writing, Shakespeare and religion in early modern theater, early modern religious skepticism, humor and satire in modern lit, Jewish demonology, heretical first and second century Christian texts (mainly "Gnostic"), early Christian demonology, Satanism in modern pop culture, tutoring pedagogy. Primary investments focus on quantum computing, but I play the EV/solar, SPAC, and ETF hype. Have played in bands since early 90s: pop rock, ska, psychedelic, punk, swing, folk, country. Current playlist: Church of the Cosmic Skull, Streetlight Manifesto, They Might Be Giants, Ghost, Talking Heads.