David Mark Kirkwood

Born a stones throw from Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario. Moved to the Prison, University, City of Kingston while I was still an infant. Experienced corporal punishment, nap time, God Save the Queen, and Oh, Canada; most of those as a daily ritual. Bowed to my neighbour classmate. Raised in; let's say, a tense household. Fairly normal back then. As that disintegrated, I ended up in Beautiful British Columbia in 1974. By this time; I'm fairly withdrawn. There was the ever present old school physical bullying, name calling. More of the normal stuff of the time. In High School, I scored as Balance Brained; which really seemed to impress my teacher. I studied Creative Writing, and English Literature. After High School, I explored counter culture for about a decade; had a great time. Then I met my beloved wife Teresa. Things slowly firmed up over the decades together. Now, through the support of family and friends; I have published a small book, oh and I'm one of those INFP's