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I am an antiquarian bookseller and free-lance writer living near Albany in Upstate New York. I have a bachelor's and master's degree in Literature. My interests are reading, writing, history, politics and religion.

I am also interested in the law. I am specially

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Shopping: 7 of 21
Shopping List. Dear Honey, Here's some money. Please go to the store (I'll be home by four), and get a thing or two. I Love You! A dozen eggs One pair L'eggs (all mine have runs) A dozen buns Grey Poupon (50 cent coupon) Lime Jell-O (Say hello to Ellie at the Deli) Quarter-pound of Swiss cheese Sliced thin please Quarter-pou... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Family Law How US state goverments harm children they seek to protect: 6 of 18
On October 8, 2004, Montgomery County took my daughter away from me, and I entered the surreal and hitherto unknown world of Family Court, Social Services, lawyers, foster care, Child Preventive Services and Child Protective Services (CPS). I got my daughter back eight months later and have spent the last year trying to undo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) How to rate the condition of a used book: 2 of 6
If you are buying, selling or collecting books, condition is everything. A book in poor condition just isn't worth bothering with unless it is very rare, or unless you simply want to read it. A battered first edition of Gone With The Wind without it's dust jacket is worthless. On the other hand, if you ever find a Gutenberg ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging How to start a book reviewing blog: 2 of 6
Starting a book review blog is quite simple. If you have blogged before, then it is even simpler. However, I will assume that you have never blogged before. In case you are not sure what a blog is, the word blog is a contraction of the words web log. Simply put it is a log, diary or journal that you keep online instead of in... More..
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Best places to sell books: 1 of 3
I have never had a problem finding places to buy good books, but finding good places to sell them is another story. One major difficulty is that what worked last year may not work this year. Therefore, any advice I give in this article may not be useful if you are reading it a year from now. I have been selling books on the ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Family Law How effective are child abuse and neglect registries?: 1 of 3
Almost everyone knows that each state maintains a sex offender registry, but few people know that each state also maintains a child abuse and neglect registry. While the sex offender registry serves a useful purpose in that it makes the public aware of convicted sex offenders, the nature of their crimes, and where they are c... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Remembering a wonderful teacher: 12 of 35
Sometimes we called him Mr. Perspiration, but not to his face. We respected him too much. His real name was David Swett, and in 1965 he was my fourth-grade teacher at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Bangor, Maine. After one year of kindergarten, eight years of elementary school, four years of high school, four years of ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Dark poems: 456 of 1293
Cat Got Your Tongue Boy? (Poem written the day Cho Seung-Hui went on a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech) Didn't you know that talking Is as American as Apple pie And mom And baseball? (Where have you gone Cho Dimaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.) You never learned we fear The sound of silence More than any oth... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Guide to finding good books for cheap: 4 of 11
Before considering cheap books, consider free books. After all free is better than cheap. If you need a classic or a work that is now in the public domain, you can download more than 100,000 free ebooks at www.gutenberg.org and its partner sites. While gutenberg.org is my favorite, you should also check out getfreebooks.com ... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Depression: 20 of 53
So your mother dies and you think that being orphaned at age 46 won't hurt, but it does-hurts more than when your father died twenty years earlier-and now the link between you and the past is broken and you are now the past to which your children cling, the anchor at the end of the chain of time, and it frightens you because... More..