Ralph Proenza (Docralph)

I am a retired Dentist and enjoy writing as a hobby─I write for the creative FUN of writing. Other hobbies include playing the clarinet, Soprano sax and Bongos, oil painting, and graphite drawing. Story ideas may occur to me spontaneously, or just by looking at a picture when it evokes a story line in my mind, and I use it as a 'seed' to grow the story.
I'm a 'romantic' at heart. Love runs deep in me, and have published a couple of romances as a result (and usually fall in love with my female protagonist) mixed in with some adventure stories, and stories for Young Adults.
I have done a few things in my life to include, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Mountain Rapelling Instructor, clinical lab tech, and Ham Radio operator---all of which I assume add to the repository from which I draw some of my story ideas. I grew up reading Mad Magazine which, I’m sure, affected my sense of humor and my perspective on life.
I'm am most assuredly an untrained amateur but have published several small books on Amazon and Smashbooks.com under the name of R.H. Proenza if for nothing else but my ego. I live in Georgia with my wife Sandy, a computer or two, and no pets (although I love animals,)