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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 > Short Stories Short stories: Tall tales: 15 of 42
The Man With the Golden Belly Button "Okay Julie, push once more," coached the doctor. "Aargggghh," screamed Julie. "I see his head Julie," said Julie's husband Mark. "You're doing fine Julie. You're doing fine." "Julie's breathing increased as did the pain. She felt her abdominal muscles contract one more time and then, eve... More..
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Is it time for all websites to pay writers for their articles?: 6 of 16
I am not so sure if it is time for all websites to pay writers for their articles because first of all there must be some standard or guidelines established that would allow such payments to be made in the first place. To be sure, it is not so much the question of should writers be paid, but instead should writers be paid fo... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Ice cream cones: 3 of 8
Bia & Ice Cream Smiling Little Bia Finishes his ice cream Then skips all the way to his home Giggling. More..
Autos > Driving & Safety Ways to avoid giving in to road rage: 41 of 107
In the 19-plus years that I have lived and worked in Korea I have seen numerous cases of road rage that have always bewildered and in some cases shocked me. Although it might seem different than the kind of physical reaction that often characterizes road rage incidents in the United States, in South Korea the road rage incid... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Veteran's Day: 4 of 10
Armistice Day "The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month" When I was a young boy growing up in America's Midwest back in the 1960s, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents who lived about a mile east of LaSalle, Illinois a town approximately 90 miles southwest of Chicago. I was their first grandchild and... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Autumn: 81 of 195
Ginkgo Tears In autumn, after the ancient gingko has been kissed by the sun when the first cold rain comes, yellow tears will fall. More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Brotherly love: 5 of 12
Brotherly Love One day, when my wife Aon was pregnant with our son Jeremy Aaron, our oldest son Bia (pronounced Bee-ah) wanted to touch Aon's belly. He was curious why she had gotten so big not to mention curious about his baby brother inside. No sooner had he put his hands on her belly when Jeremy Aaron kicked inside. "Tokj... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > St. Patrick's Day The history of eating corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day: 3 of 7
The first time my grandparents took me out for corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day in LaSalle, Illinois back in the 1968 I felt cheated. "Where's the corn?" I asked my grandmother, thinking that I was going to get corn, beef, and cabbage. "Oh, you don't get any corn," she explained with the patience of a saint. "Cor... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas The existence of Santa Claus: 12 of 26
The Year I Stopped Believing in Santa Claus 1968. It was a historic year on all fronts that started with the seizure of the USS Pueblo off North Korean coastal waters in January and culminated with the fly by of the moon by Apollo 8 on Christmas Eve. In between there was Tet, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobb... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: School dance experiences: 7 of 15
Walking Taller: Overcoming prepubescent angst at a grade school dance Something magical and special happened between the summer of sixth grade and seventh grade at Washington Grade School. I kind of sensed something was happening in sixth grade and I think a lot of the other guys had a feeling something was happening too. Th... More..