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Jeffrey M (Michael) Atencio

Welcome, friend!

I’m a teacher, lecturer, designer, maker, and lifelong optimist. For more than two decades I’ve shared life with my amazing wife, raising seven children, celebrating fifteen grandchildren, and delighting in two great-grandchildren. Our home is never quiet thanks to a spirited Min Pin and Thor, our regal “lion king” of a cat.

My passions stretch wide: I write screenplays, horror tales, and ghost stories; I build with wood, craft ideas in code, and dive deep into teaching and learning. Every time I think I’ve mastered something, I discover a whole new frontier waiting to be explored. At sixty-five, I still feel thirty-five—ambition burning just as brightly, curiosity leading the way.