About Me — Kristopher Keyes

Father, husband, sports lover, meditator, handyman, and writer? No, Writer! There we go. Let’s get to the stuff you came for.

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Welcome to About Me. I’m your host, Kris Keyes. You are on a brief journey with a boy from Queens, NY who started life wanting to be an aircraft mechanic.

Can you imagine aspiring to fix the plane instead of flying it? No offense to my fellow A&P mechanics. One of my best friends is a pilot and a mechanic, so all good there.

Born in NYC, I was a Yankee fan until I came to my senses in ’85 and saw the light in ’86 as a Mets fan. Although my all-time favorite ballplayers are Reggie Jackson and Dave Winfield, the entire ’86 Mets roster are my heroes.

No offense, dad. I love you.

One of my favorite pictures from childhood. No, he was not a backup singer from Earth, Wind, and Fire.

I have spent the better part of my professional life in security as a technician, regional service manager, analyst, and then the pandemic came. I found myself at home with thoughts, feelings, and ideas trapped in my head.

Get out! I mean…this way, please.

I started writing screenplays last year. Yes, complete with on-the-nose dialogue and wooden characters like a bag of craft…