Bio

J.D. Phillippi

Hi, my name, as you’ve probably guessed, is J.D. (Jay) Phillippi.  This is my creativity blog.  My goal is to provide encouragement for people living the “Life Creative.”  For me, that includes writing, photography, watercolor painting, and music (mostly bad guitar playing)

I have been a storyteller all my life. In fact, I believe that ALL human communication is storytelling.  Written, oral, pictures, movement, you name it.  It’s storytelling.  Today I continue to find ways to tell the stories that I see and hear and find all around me.

Time for some basic biographical type information:

Oldest of three boys, and native to the Pittsburgh, PA area, I have always considered myself rather boring.  In my life so far, people have paid me to be an actor, a dishwasher, a bellhop, a muffin baker, a newscaster, a copywriter, the MC of the Independence Day parade, a voice-over announcer, a radio disc jockey, a youth minister, an audiobook narrator, a rideshare driver, and a substitute teacher.  Occasionally people even buy my books!

I was a fairly mediocre boyfriend but I’m told I’m a pretty good husband and father.  I love to cook but struggle with baking bread.  I love photography, books, movies, and music.  I’m trying my hand at watercolor painting.

Oh, and stories are my life.

Consistently, through all the stages of my life, I have created and/or told stories.  Nothing makes me happier.  I hope you’ll settle in and let me tell you a few stories.

Looking for more?

Check out my personal blog which includes my love of the movies, bicycling, and whatever hops into my brain at Life On The Phlipside

My website with links to all my books at J.D. Phillippi

On Twitter – @phlipsidejdp

On Instagram – @jayphillippi