Dear Prospective Reader

My last English class was in 8th grade, which was the last year of school I had. This was a point in my life when I enjoyed writing. I was in a creative writing class and was selected to make a graduation speech. I had multiple pen pals and a column in a statewide newsletter called Dear Josh, where children would send me questions about Tourette syndrome. People accused my parents of writing the posts from me. That was over 10 years ago, since that time I have learned to hate writing. I got out of the habit of writing and my writing skills declined to the point where putting words to paper was a struggle.

I am presently enrolled in Everett Community College for a Computer Science Transfer. I plan to transfer to the UW. I am presently in English 97 to strengthen my English skills. I started this class hating to write and only took it to prepare me for English 101, which is needed for me to transfer. Throughout the quarter I have began to appreciate writing again. I no longer look at it with dread, and I find myself beginning to brainstorm ideas for short stories and poems. My thoughts and ideas that used to be a struggle to put to paper, but they now flow freely. I credit this to an understanding instructor and being forced to write a lot.

My desire with this e-portfolio is to show you my progression as a writer. I will start with the very first thing I have written and end with my most accomplished work so far. I find humor in everything and most of my writing reflects that. I hope you enjoy my writings and feel free to leave feedback and/or suggestions. Writing is a process and any ideas to help me down that path will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Joshua