My name is Mark but my friends and wife and her family call me Jack.

I’ve been on Steemit since January.

I enjoy writing, stone carving and I love to help New minnows to get more exposure on this platform so that they don’t get dismayed and quit early on.

For the benefit of all I say as the more Steemians there are, the more upvotes are possible and it will also help the platform grow and stay relevant.

I upvoted and resteemed this entry by @renegadetrader as his story resonated with my beliefs.

Here is my first entry which is a post to help out a minnow and...

Here is my bonus entry which is a true story about my experience of the devastating earthquake in Christchurch in 2011. It’s a 3rd person narrative of my experience so if you enjoy a good story then please click through to it and let me know what you think.