: About Me

Greetings, my name is Michel Baylor. I use the pen name, Writer-M as a motivational muse. I enjoy writing! I have since grade school. I write out of compassion. Humbling to that compassion, today I gratefully wear the title Writer, Essayist, and Poet. I have written to opinion/editorial sections of local newspapers to find what I have written impacting enough to be printed, and in largely distributed publications. The elation is unexplainable! What a great feeling to see my name in print. How wonderful it would be to see my name as a byline.

I am exploring freelance opportunities; my reading, writing, editing, and typing skills are above average from 20 plus years experience working with (assisting) executive vice presidents and CEOs. In a higher capacity, I have served the rich and famous as personal assistant.

Writing excites me! Flipping through a dictionary or a thesaurus is like a trip to Disneyland - chills and thrills. At 50 plus, "sporting" 6 children and 14 grand children, I have gained a wealth of wisdom and knowledge, often expressed in an animated but high-spirited way. I have written in many capacities from composing a simple letter to producing a complex employee handbook. Modern technology - information available at a keystroke - is the "icing on the cake."

My best essays and poems are generated from "the heart," a soft, sensitive, caring place that attempts to nurture humanity in expressive, impacting ways, using the power of the Word and prose. A college professor made a statement I'll never forget. He told our class that he was going to "quit teaching Philosophy/Logic." I asked him, "why?" He replied, "the humanities are quickly disappearing." This was a profound statement. With a great deal of integrity, I write to right wrongs and to wrong so-called "rights." All is relevant in the grand scheme of things.

I am a second generation, Native Californian, descended from an African, French, and American-Indian heritage. My children and grand-children are my "Crowning Glory" - the greatest accomplishment in my life. "It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches, bear fruit and become a splendid vine.' - Ezekiel 17:8!, Holy Bible, New International Version. How simple is life, living and loving, bearing good fruit, and nourishing splendid vines.

On the top of my wish list is the Pulitzer Prize. I am completing a book and hope to have it published soon. Grateful and comfortable, my goal is not fortune or fame, but to gain recognition as a freelance writer, and more importantly to make a difference.

My passion is ...

Fathering Humanity ...

I know too much about ...

Social Challenge; Politics; Sexuality ...

My parents always told me ...

We were all so forgiven, who are we not to forgive another?

My childhood ambition ...

To become a doctor; a pilot, a bus driver; or an elephant trainer

My favorite memory ...

The birth of my first son; classic: I paced the floor and passed out cigars, grinning from ear to ear.

Why I write ...

Compassion, care and concern. I write to admonish good!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Lou Dobbs; Robert Colbert; Michael Moore; social/political issues

My first job ...

One hour at a Pup-In-Taco restaurant cleaning. I wanted to cook!

My best moment ...

When son # 3 was delivered in route to the hospital, he popped out right into my awaiting hands.

My inspiration ...

The Written Word

Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study The importance of character

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In a day and time of bad economies, skyrocketing budgets, high divorce rates and crime, we are witness to governmental, administrative, and judicial challenges. Difficulties can create the worst of times. People are on edge, overwhelmed by social and spiritual woes. Developing, nurturing, and maintaining a powerful, unyielding character is of the utmost importance. How do we obtain quality characteristics? Are these characteristics obtained socially? Perhaps, the way to a great character is spiritual, having little to do with the social aspects of living life. Social character and Christia...

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