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Originally from LaSalle, Illinois I have been living and working in Asia since 1989. I teach English at Woosong University in Daejeon, South Korea and have also been a feature writer for the Korea Times. Currently, I am writing a novel about Korea.

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Teenage angst: 2 of 2
The Sleep Over You know how mothers always seem to know what's right for their kids even though their kids would probably beg to differ? That's what I should have been thinking about when my mom forbid to sleep over Jim Black's house near the end of the summer of '71, but I didn't see it that way. I was 13 now, I was growing... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Shopping in Seoul, South Korea: 2 of 2
Shop Till You Drop Sometimes when you want to buy something bad enough in Seoul, you just might find yourself going to great lengths to get it literally like traveling from one side of the city to the other to find what you are looking for. On a recent hectic Wednesday afternoon, I am fighting the crowds on the subways to ge... More..
Travel > Asia Travel guides: Vientiane, Laos: 2 of 2
Haw Pha Kaew Once home to the Emerald Buddha' One of Vientiane's "must see" attractions is Haw Pha Kaew, once the king's personal Buddhist temple. Although it is not actually a temple per se with monks on the premises and services being performed, today the temple functions as a museum of art and antiquities. Built in the si... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football Players Terrell Owens to the Bears: Should Chicago make it happen?: 2 of 2
Terrell Owens to the Bears: The Bears Should Make It Happen The biggest NFL rumor sweeping the Internet these days and one that people have been "tweeting" a lot with Twitter has been whether or not Terrell Owens, currently with the Buffalo Bills will be traded to those Monsters of the Midway, the Chicago Bears. Whether thes... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Seoul: 2 of 2
Seoul Movement - 1990 This strange new language stumbling over my lips Shill-ye-ham-ni-da means "excuse me." Early morning chatter: ordering an eggs, toast and black coffee breakfast. What's the Korean word for "thank you"? Kam-sa-ham-ni-da. Elbow to elbow office ladies in charcoal gray skirts squeezed around the counter of ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Halloween treats: 2 of 2
Popcorn Balls Gee lady, is that all I get- a stale popcorn ball dyed with red food coloring, when the folks next door are handing out mini Snickers and Butterfingers? More..