I am David. I was born and raised in Houston and attended St. Thomas High School. After graduating high school, I attended Baylor University for a brief time before transferring to Metropolitan State University of Denver in Colorado. I graduated from there in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in political science. While I was in college I worked for the student-run newspaper. I started as a copy editor and reporter and worked my way up to serve as the paper's editor in chie...More

I am a resources girl, and that writing is a learned skill which requires practice. Anyone, with enough diligence can master it. I think that writing is such a powerful tool. In many cases it gives people a voice. This is something I have learned from taking part as a volunteer and poet in Art from Ashes workshops (a Denver-based nonprofit organization that uses poetry and other art to empower youth). In the beginning, students are often quiet or even rambunctious, but during the course of the w...More