After I graduated from college, I became a school teacher. Burnout began almost immediately, and the afterburners sent me out of schoolteaching orbit at the end of ten years. From that day on, I earned my living as a writer and editor.
I had ten years of work experience with a large American corporation. One of the products this company sold cost $100,000. The buyers were usually governmental bodies in the U.S. or other countries. My last assignment with the corporation was that of a public-relations hack. I was informed the first day in PR that I should n... More..
If you write poetry, short stories, novels, essays, nonfiction, or memoir of the best literary quality you can produce, the best source for finding honest contests is Poets & Writers Magazine. I don't recall seeing screenplays mentioned in this publication. Poets & Writers Magazine (which used to be called Coda) root... More..
In order to answer this question, I've limited my response to writers who wrote in English while living in what is now the United States, from the Colonial period to the present. I confess that I lack the knowledge to consider writers from Bali, Botswana, Bolivia, and almost anyplace else. The best writer in the history of t... More..
A real documentary provides a counterbalance to the feature films that purport to reflect contemporary society. "Art imitates life" is the conventional wisdom that supports the claims of the feature filmmaker. But in real life, an endless repetition of cops and robbers, exploding autos, and attractive actors fails to depict ... More..
One of the most dangerous fads about the food we eat is that unpasteurized milk is more healthful than pasteurized milk. Some people believe that pasteurization removes certain nutrients from the milk. I don't know any other arguments in favor of raw milk, but I grew up on a farm, and I know what goes into the milk bucket be... More..
Michael Scofield
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