Hi, I'm Paul Spooner, a Catholic second-rate renaissance man who doesn't believe in intellectual property.
There's nine kids. Yes, they are all ours. No twins. Just lots of love. The oldest is fourteen years older than the youngest (within a month).
I am a mechanical engineer, and my wife stays home with the kids.
I'm pathologically creative, so here's a bunch of projects I've done in my free time. If someone wants to pay me to be creative full-time, I'm down for it!
I like doing 3D modeling.
I've done dramatic readings of several books.
I improvise (mostly on the piano, but also the cross-strung harp, pan-pipes, mandolin, violin, and flute) as well as sing both solo and in a chorale.
I also like writing my own lyrics and songs.
I even made a terrible music video! For less cringe I use Suno to make songs as well.
I maintain three blogs, wrote a 120K-word science-fiction novel (building on the work of Shamus Young with whom I also co-hosted a weekly podcast until he passed away) and have another book in the works.
I've also written some long-form poetry.
Visit my author page for more details.
I've done a number of 3d modeling commissions and collaborations, one of which was a feature length movie.
I maintain my own website, mess with Python, wrote some code for Minecraft, and enjoy crafting parametric geometry. See my github for all the computer code stuff.
I like making real life objects as well, including ferrocement structures and sculptures, tree forts, woodcarving, and plate armor.
I also act, and have starred as the mad king Macbeth, the crazy nephew Teddy, the murderous king Claudius, and a few others.
My YouTube channel accumulates a bunch of miscellaneous content, including
a reading of an epic poem,
3d animation,
projects,
Satisfactory gaming,
travel to Singapore, and home videos.
My wife also is pretty creative. When she's not caring for the kids, she bakes, cooks, sews, paints, and gardens, along with a bit of woodworking and other crafts.
We also, as a family, play quite a bit of video games. You can find us on Steam or Discord by reaching out to "dudecon".