MERLYN SEELEY

Merlyn was born in the small rural town of Toccoa, Georgia on the 31st day of March 1975, to a family of 1 sibling sister and two of the most loving and supportive parents in the world. At the early age of 12 when most young boys are playing video games or out spending time with their friends, Merlyn was inside writing short stories and mysteries. At the age of 16 he started writing poetry and to date has had numerous pieces of poetry published through such organizations as the Poetry Guild, and www.poetry.com In 2000 Merlyn received a letter from the president of the Poetry Guild asking for permission to have his poetry published in the UK, and so was published in two countries in numerous poetry books. In 2009 he was chosen for the listings of who’s who in American and the National Honor Society for his role in helping and counseling many people day to day. He was ordained as a Buddhist priest in 2007 although his studies and practice in Mahayana/Zen Buddhism goes way back to 1988. In 2005 he was ordained as a Christian Minister and in 2008 was certified as a life counselor through the USMC. Today his writings have stemmed out to include his love for the martial arts, in the form of training manuals and pamphlets and freelance writing currently for Examiner.com as the Louisville Kentucky Natural/Herbal Health Examiner and private organizations. Some of his works include the “Shikata Ryu Ninjutsu Training Manual”, “The Sacred journal-2005” and numerous articles on herbal lifestyle and natural way of life. For more on this author’s writings go to http://www.examiner.com/x-24842-Louisville-Natural-Health-Examiner