Mark went to Morehead State University where he worked on the campus poetry journal InScape and was also a contributing writer for the campus newspaper, The Trail Blazer. Mark graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Art in both History and Radio and Television. Mark worked for 4 years as a substitute teacher until he landed a job in special education. Mark went back to school and got his certification in both Learning and Behavior Disorders as well as Moderate and Severe Disabilities. It was at this time that Mark started to express himself more in his writing from working with his students and some of the reactions he would get when people in the community saw his students.

     In 1997, Mark moved to northern Kentucky and continued to work in special education. It was at this time he began to put some of his poetry on the internet for others to see. One year later, Mark got married to his wife, Becky, and moved to Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Through Becky's encouragement, Mark continued to write and post online. Mark's work became so popular that he was selected FanStory's #1 poet for 2 years in 2003 and 2004.

     In 2005, Mark was fortunate enough to have 15 of his poems to be published in a collection entitled Tapestries of the Heart:Poets of the 21st Century. It was also around this time that Mark decided he wanted to work on the editorial side and co-founded the online literary journal, Scorched Earth Publishing. In 2007, Mark became a Christian in the United Methodist Church and was inspired to write The Lord's praises. In that time, Mark felt the need to spread His Word and use the gifts that The Lord has given him. Mark decided to collect his body of work and produce Along Life's Path:Experiences Through Poetry and proceeds of the work to his church's youth group program. Mark has worked in the area of special education for 13 years and is currently employed in the Campbell County school system. Mark has been married for almost 9 years to his wife, Becky and they own 5 very spoiled cats.