Judah Mahay is a banker, a writer, and a political consultant. Born and raised in the rustic backwoods of Alaska while making a home in Hamptons, NY has provided him with a diverse perspective on life, culture, and politics. He describes himself as a fiscally responsible progressive Democrat, or New Democrat for short. Basically, he believes social programs and market forces are the bread and butter of the American dream. We just need to find a way to pay for the programs without unnecessarily burdening tax payers, while making sure corporate America doesn’t unjustly impinge upon individual economic aspirations.
As a boy, he started working for his father’s jet boat business, Mahay’s Riverboat Service. At nineteen, he obtained his 25 Ton Master’s U.S. Coast Guard Captains License and started expeditions in Alaska’s wild rivers, which brought him into the unclassifiable whitewater of Devil’s Canyon. Life in Alaska has filled him with a strong sense of both the beauty and horror of adventure.
In late 2008, he had his first story “Lord of the Dome” published in New York Twist Magazine and not to long after “The Trees of Evermore” won a writing contest to be published in the North Shoreian Magazine. A few months later “Lord of the Dome” was made into a short film after winning a contest by WeMakeYourMovie.com.
Along with these accomplishments, he founded the business community and resource BeYourArt.com. The website has grown to almost seven hundred artists and has published eleven video/audio podcasts, co-published ten articles with the North Shoreian Magazine, and hosted the annual “Be Your Art Writing Contest” where the winner received a custom artist logo worth five hundred dollars.
In the fall of 2009, he had a his poem “Willow” published in Mississippi Crow Magazine. In the beginning of 2010, he will have the amazing opportunity to have a two week long residency at Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center, where he will write a collection of short stories entitled “Watermill Grimoire.”
Currently, Judah lives on Long Island with his wife Lorien where he spends his free time building his company electric eMedia, engaging in political activism, and writing under the watchful eye of his cat, Athena.
You can find more information about Judah along with his stories at JudahMahay.com.
