: About Me

Mini Biography:

Formerly a Marine Sergeant and top-notch Pinkerton detective, Easley began writing professionally in 1981. A junior in high school, he joined the staff of the Chester County Independent a weekly newspaper published in Henderson, Tennessee. Easley worked primarily as a reporter and photographer covering high school sports and student events. He currently lives in Tennessee and works as a freelance writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His work has appeared in P.I. Magazine, a national trade publication for professional private investigators. He recently completed work on the upcoming horror film, _Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2001)_.

I know too much about ...

nothing and too little about everthing.

My parents always told me ...

Be in bed by ten and be home by two.

My childhood ambition ...

To do special effects for motion pictures.

Why I write ...

It's something I can do badly and get paid for it.

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

The voices in my head.

My first job ...

Sports reporter for county newspaper.

My inspiration ...

Walt Disney

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Dark fantasy

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An Insane World The downtown streets were filled with the typical morning madness of everyday living for New York City. The noise and smog of the normal mad dash of commuter traffic filled every street. Car horns mixed with the shouts, curses and average number of wrecks that was the norm for rush hour in the early morning. James Barnett Troud hated this craziest of daily activities which signaled the start of another day. Two lanes over a black, dented Cadillac slammed into the rear of an old Volkswagen bug. James watched as the driver of each climbed out of their cars and hugged each oth...

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