Jay Benfield
j5th.com/now
Location:
Stafford, Virginia, U.S.A.
Professional title:
Director of Security Development Operations
What do you do?
I write speculative fiction, play lead guitar in a 90s/00s alt-rock cover band, and make apps.
Why?
Over my three-decade Ludicrous Speed career in IT, I pushed my creative interests to the back burner. Now 50, I've resolved to run hard at the projects I've always wanted to. Still working my tail off, but I've devoted my early mornings, late nights, and weekends to writing, music, and other technocreative side hustles.
What should we read?
I've started tracking my fiction and would recommend any of the novels logged here: https://j5th.com/journal/fiction-log/