Arie Saptaji Wahyu Widodo

SD Ngadirejo I, SMP Negeri Ngadirejo, SMA 3 Temanggung, FPBS IKIP Negeri Yogyakarta (Karangmalang)

Universitas Negri Yogyakarta, Attended 1988 - 1993, Other, Bahasa dan Satra Indonesia

Penulis, penerjemah, pembicara

GBI Generasi Baru, Yogyakarta

film, literature, writing, poem, fiction, church history, Israel

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis, Philip Yancey, J.R.R. Tolkien, Goenawan Mohamad, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Remy Silado, Arswendo Atmowiloto, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Roald Dahl, Tin Tin, Asterix, Y.B. Mangunwijaya, Sapardi Djoko Damono

Beauty and the Beast, Chariots of Fire, Dead Man Walking, The Lord of the Rings, Schindlers List, Pan's Labyrinth, The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, Rashomon, Magnolia, Singin in the Rain, Ratatouille, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Akira Kurosawa, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Zhang Yimou, Roger Ebert, Walt Disney, Toshiro Mifune, Christine Hakim, Susan Sarandon, Jeffrey Overstreet, Donal Bebek

Vina Panduwinata, Harvey Malaihollo, Ruth Sahanaya, Don Moen, songs of The Sound of Music, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, You Raise Me Up, Karena Cinta, classics, Sandi Patty, Via Dolorosa, Trust His Heart, What is a Youth, When You Believe, keroncong

The Little House in the Prairie, Muppet Shows, Bajaj Bajuri, Who Wants to be a Millionaire

I am a husband and father of two angels Lesra, my handsome boy, and Tirza, my little princess. I am a writer, yet I would like to echo Katherine Paterson, "A Christian first. I have a vocation as a writer; that is my calling. But a Christian first." I also dream of writing books in English. I have been translating some books (from English to Bahasa Indonesia), too.

I work at a SNOHO (small, nice office, home office) so I can have flexible work-hours. I have, on the average, six to eight hours in front of the computer every work day translating, writing, doing my stuffs, or updating my personal homepage (http://www.geocities.com/denmasmarto).

In eating, I love Javanese traditional foods (gudeg, buntil, brongkos, lodeh, sambal teri, etc.) and jajan pasar (traditional snacks, e.g.: serabi, mentho, tahu isi, kipo, emping mlinjo). Yummy!

My books so far: Tertawa Sampai Terkekeh-kekeh (Metanoia, 2008), Tertawa Sampai Sakit Perut (Metanoia, 2008), Pendeta Kena Tilang (Metanoia, 2008), Warrior: Sepatu untuk Sahabat (Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2007), Secangkir Teh Hangat di Beranda Rumah (Penerbit Obor, 2007), Daya Hidup Terbesar (Penerbit Obor, 2007), Lintasan Cinta (PBMR ANDI, 2007), Seri Alkitabingah: Senyum Haleluya! (Metanoia, 2007), 365 Tebakan Jadul dan Gaul (PBMR ANDI, 2007), Bolehkah Orang Kristen Nonton Film? (Metanoia, 2007), Bible Trivia 2 (PBMR ANDI, 2006), Dari Mukjizat Sampai Jelangkung (PBMR ANDI, 2006), Sibuk bagi Tuhan (Gloria Graffa, 2006), Operasi Humor Ganas (Papyrus, 2006), Senyum Itu Dosa, Ketawa Masuk Surga (Papyrus, 2006), Kisah Hidup, Kisah Iman (Metanoia, 2005), Obrolan Tukang Nonton (Papyrus, 2005), Let's Go Into Narnia (Gradien, 2005), Never Be Alone (PBMR ANDI, 2005), Diciptakan dalam Sebuah Tarian (PBMR ANDI, 2004), Bible Trivial (PBMR ANDI, 2004), and Gagal Menjadi Garam (PBMR ANDI, 2002).

Bagi kalian yang sudah membaca posting saya:
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tentu tahu, perubahan profil ini menjadi 'fan profile' tak lain gara-gara kenarsisan. Jadi, karena memang tak bisa diubah kembali ke profil biasa, biarlah ini jadi monumen kenarsisan saya. Selebihnya, saya lebih suka bersahabat dengan kalian semua.