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Scott D. Morrow is a writer/musician/composer who lives in Baltimore, MD. He has won two Individual Artist Awards in scriptwriting from the Maryland State Arts Council. His one-act play, "Mr. Mahler Finds a Dollar," won Baltimore's Artscape98 one-act play

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Writing: 4 of 27

It Came Upon A Deadline Clear Now that the Christmas season is over, I, like other writers, must once again say goodbye to the "easy money" and actually start working again. By "easy", I am, of course, referring to that cash cow of the writing profession: the Christmas Story. As we all know, Christmas is the one time of year...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Jobs How a script writer should watch a movie: 1 of 3

Learning Screenwriting at the Movies A screenplay is a blueprint for creating a visual presentation. Watching movies is a good way to see the results of other writers' directions so you can get a better idea of which methods work and which are not as effective. A scriptwriter can learn as much from watching a bad movie as fr...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: The future: 6 of 15

The Future Isn't What it Used to Be To put it bluntly, the Twenty-First Century is a bit of a letdown. Sure, we have computers we can carry with us wherever we go. And, yes, through the magic of technology, our friends and family can expect us to be accessible at any moment of the day or night. So why aren't we ecstatic? I'l...
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Observing people: 12 of 29

Re-evaluating Cell Phones in Elevators Most of us have been there before: our elevator door opens and in walks a woman mid-conversation on her cellular phone. The situation becomes an instant private joke amongst the other passengers, who smile and roll their eyes as she loudly, obliviously, discusses intimate details. How c...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Writers: 10 of 19

Write What You Know I was going to write an article on procrastination, but I never got around to it. I went about it in the appropriate way. First, I wrote a query to Newstime magazine, informing the editor that I had a great idea for a special report on people who put things off. I explained I felt I was extremely qualifie...
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Intelligent design, creation, or evolution: Why worry about it: 5 of 9

It is our civic duty to teach our children how to function in the world. A public school education should give our children a basic understanding of the world as well as teaching them tools to enable them to deal with new situations. The dispute over teaching the theory of evolution in our public schools is really a debate a...