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I was born in the wilds of Southern New Jersey. I'm am a small press writer and editor. I write 2 blogs, Diary of a Mad Editor, which I've written off and on since 2000 and Patient Zero, which is about my battle with oral cancer. I publish a print zine, Devil

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Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 6 of 428
Should a woman have the right to choose abortion? That's really the wrong question to ask, because a woman does have the right to choose abortion. The question is whether or not that right should be taken away.A Pro-life advocate would have us believe that there are McAbortion clinics on every street corner and that women lin... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Best sci-fi TV series: 1 of 40
Although I've been a fan of science fiction since I was a small child, I'm usually the first to admit that Hollywood hasn't always gotten it right when it comes to adapting the genre into films and TV shows. Rarely, does Hollywood achieve a success like Star Trek - usually, they end-up with a Buck Rogers. While, no one will a... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Moments that change your life: 13 of 234
How I Learned to Use a Light Saber"What was it about this assignment you didn't understand?" Ms. Weist shouted. She was a small woman, shorter than many of her students, but she had a voice as shrill as a band saw and ran her classroom with the inevitable precision of a concentration camp commandant. All that was missing was ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Jobs How to make a living as a poet: 2 of 26
I've been writing and publishing poetry for over two decades and I can tell you honestly that trying to make a living as a poet is a highly unrealistic goal. Let's not delude ourselves. If you're thinking that you can pay the bills sitting in a room churning out poems everyday, you need a reality check. Most poets have day jo... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Remembering love: 13 of 162
THINKING OF YOUThink of a desert highway,heat vapors rising from itssurface like a bird of preyThis is the landscape of yourheart, as empty and astwistedalways waiting for any travelerfool enough to pass by. More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) Schizophrenia: Symptoms and treatment: 2 of 18
WHAT IS SCHIZOPHRENIA? Schizophrenia, derived from the Greek meaning "split mind," is a severe, chronic brain disorder that affects about 1 percent of the population with as many as 200,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Patients with schizophrenia usually suffer from hallucinations and paranoid thoughts and problems with cog... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The muse: 1 of 8
The squeal of tires in the street in front of my house is loud enough to get the neighborhood dogs barking. I am sitting in my room staring at the blank computer screen. "Two whole chapters gone and Muse is on his way. He's gonna be upset."My muse, who just goes by Muse, isn't the type to mess around. He looks a little like t... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Daily ways to give thanks: 3 of 12
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." - BuddhaIt's funny, but I never really felt much gratitude for anything in my life prior to b... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Planned writing time and overcoming obstacles: 2 of 8
I must, confess, I don't believe in writer's block. It's not that I don't believe that there are distractions that will prevent writers from writing - it's that I don't believe any of those things are unique to the art of writing. For instance, the same things that keep a writer from putting pen to pad or fingertips to keyboa... More..
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Just published: Preparing for a book launch: 1 of 4
Whether you are out to promote a book published by a major publisher, a noted small press, or self-published through LuLu.com,you're going to have to promote the book if you want people to buy it. You would think that would be a given, but you'd be surprised how many writers don't promote their work. Not long ago, a friend of... More..