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Education: Wayne State University, BA Journalism, 1996. Degree was earned while working full-time. Background: •Employed at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan as a case manager from 1979-2004. •Freelance writer, 1996 – present •Singer/lyricist with rock & roll bands – 1983-1992. Collaborated with musicians and wrote lyrics for numerous original songs that were performed by my band, “Fun Club.” •Performer/choreographer w/ musical parody group A (Habeas) Chorus Line 1992-present. •Started working with private school’s children’s theatre in Royal Oak, MI, as choreographer/movement coordinator in 2003. •Established children’s theatre at Maire Elementary School in 2007. As writer, choreographer and director, I am entering the theatre program’s fifth season in 2012. •Our theatre productions have raised over $ 5000 for Children’s charities. •In 2009, at the request of, and in conjunction with Children’s Hospital of Detroit, our art teacher designed, and my theatre students created a 6x9’ mosaic inspired by the theme of my play, “How Jackson Saved the Sea.” The mosaic now hangs at the night emergency entrance at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in downtown Detroit.

Hello I am a 50 something male. I just celebrated 15 happy years with my second wife. I have over 20 years in Retail Sales, Management, and Merchandising experience. I am also a former car salesman. I am into Flea Markets , Yard Sale, Thrift, Online Auctions and Storage Lockers. I sell online at ebid.com my business is called Sunvalley Treasure Trove.I am a student of personal development, finance, relationships, and public speaking. I grew up in front of the television set so I am well versed in most pop culture and trivia items. I read the paper every day to keep up on current events. I have just enough information on things to be dangerous. I also have an opinion on most things and if you pay me I will give it to you. I also Have a sense of humor. I have been writing for my own enjoyment and that of my friends. I love parody but I am not mean spirited. I love going to seminars and listening to programs. My favorites are T Harv Ecker, Tony Robbins and Zig Ziglar.I live in Pacheco California wih my Loving Wife Lorrie and the last cat standing Spreckles. (We had 5 at one time).I look forward to sharing with you all.P.S. as a lifelong student of the Bible and an Elder my congregation I like to find the scriptural relevance in my topics. So I may quote them in my articles. I love to help people. Thanks Don B

Madd Hat's pen name is a parody as the name implies. He is a Jack of all trades who has an opinion on all things large and small. His commentary is often "fringe" with truth exegete throughout. Hs interests include Politics, Religion, Economics, and Sociology. In his free time, the Madd Hat is an adventurer extraordinaire.

1982 was the year Peter made the first of many notable achievements; In college Peter teaming up with friends Gerry Hopkinson, (President of Unity PR,London,Uk one of Europe's leading P.R. Firms) and Bruce Ployart. Together they forming PCA (Peter Carr Associates) Concert Productions. The company successfully Produced Concerts in Vancouver / Victoria,B.C., Seattle, WA, Eugene & Portland, OR and West Coast Tour Managed such at the time unknown acts as "Dépêche Mode"," Echo and the Bunnymen", "Elvis Costello", "XTC", "The Cramps", "Gang of 4","The Police", "Gun Club" and many others. Upon returning to Canada in 1986 he made a pit stop in Toronto and worked on notable Canadian & U.S. television series as "Night Heat", "War of the Worlds" and features such as "The Witches of Eastwick"(Cher) and "Cocktails" (Tom Cruise), before returning to Vancouver where he continued freelancing as an Assistant Director and Unit Production/Location Manager on numerous Vancouver shot television commercials, series and cinema feature films such as "21 Jump Street", "Wise Guy", "Rocky IV", "First Blood" and "The X-Files". Skip ahead to 2010: Peter continues to live in Vancouver, B.C., Canada and has written, produced and directed numerous shot films which have garnered several awards including "Vulgar" '" 1984 N.M.E. Independent Short Film & Video Festival, London, England, "Hungry Jesus" '" 1988 Amsterdam Underground Short Film Festival and "Poor Celia" '" 1992 Seattle Dirty Pictures Spotlight. He currently is the Creative Director on the CBC's parody reality series "CANADA'˜S NEXT GOVERNOR GENERAL" produced by Norflick Entertainment and ZaneDavid Television's +16, animated comedy series "SISSY BOY: The Greatest Rock '˜n Roll Band in the World", for Teletoon (Canada) & The Comedy Network (US) He is a member of The Directors Guild of Canada, The Canadian Film & Television Production Association and The Writers Guild of America. Brenda Stone

Perhaps best known for his Rush Limbaugh Radio Show parody song, The Great Dissenter, longtime political commentator, satirist and essayist, Michael E. Sellars, a once popular writer of Guest Editorials and columns for the Monterey County Herald newspaper and other Central California publications, has - after a decade-long hiatus to pursue other writing interests - once again turned his attention to political and cultural commentary. A retired General Contractor, Sellars now resides in Cottage Grove, Oregon, with his daughter, son-in-law, and his two toe-headed toddler grandsons, who are the absolute lights of his life. He attends classes at nearby Lane Community College (as a Journalism / Communication major) and writes full-time - for his various blogs and his internet content sites - while continuing to pursue his fiction interests, marketing his one completed novel, Mundi Mourning, to agents and publishers, and endeavoring to likewise complete several other novels he has in the works.

Mark is the creator of the increasingly popular political blog Everyday Banter, a website that features political satire, parody, and riveting commentary. Everyday Banter is home of the "Hope Index", an arbitrary measurement of freedom in America. Mark has written dozens of career management articles for Sports Careers, and covered the Phoenix Suns. He is a graduate of Arizona State University and lives in Arizona with his wife and two children.

I review books and anthologies in the horror, fantasy, futuristic, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance categories. Most of what I will be posting here at AC falls into that category. I write the occasional poem or short story and have had several items published in small but reputable on-line venues. I have one parody book - "Tabloid Purposes: A Road Trip" - out as a free PDF at Lulu. See the links below or search Lulu for the title. Did I mention it's free?

I am a practicing trial attorney and a sports enthusiast. I have published one sports parody book.

I'm an IT supervisor for a company in Minneapolis. As if that weren't good enough, my wife and I started a parody newspaper blog in July 07

I hate biographies. How can you possibly get to know someone in 255 characters or less? Okay, let's have a stab at it. Philadelphia teacher, reads, writes, loves parody, satire and sarcasm...thinks John Goodman should have won an Oscar for "The Big Lebowski." There. Don

Over my 54 years I have worked at many jobs, from the military to Landscaping and most recently to the Technical Support field. I enjoy satire, humor, parody and writing in general. Though I currently write technical reports, writing stories is my goal.

Kill Chris H! is an "actor"/"writer" from Covina, California. He enjoys "pizza" and is "often" seen at the nearest Shakey's "crying" while eating a huge "plate" of Mojos. As of "April" 2010 he decided to produce "two" "monthly" updates on AC "perhaps" turning "Life Advice with Dr. Fluffy" (a parody of so called advice experts) and "Q&A" (a sad "attempt" at humor) into gimmicky once a "month" gimmicks. Please "don't" read his stupid "articles" if you are easily offended unless you "like" being sad. You have beautiful "cheeks."

I'm an aspiring writer, and right now I'll try to write just about anything. I wish there was more of a market for song parody writing, because that's what I'm especially good at.

Published the trailer park parody magazine Tinbox Acres for five years, which is in the process of ebook conversion. Originally published with Pulp Syndicate. Formerly a reporter for the Tucson Weekly and Arizona Daily Wildcat, and legal reporter for Territorial Newspapers. Degreed biologist and expert in plant and insect science, focused on growing food crops organically in containers without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Developed a system for growing organic food crops in arid regions like the Sonoran Desert.

A Native of Chicago Illinois living in Los Angeles, Shaun Landry is the Artistic Director the original African American Improvisational Sketch Comedy Ensemble Oui Be Negroes, She is producer emeterus of The San Francisco Improv Festival and is half of the comedy Duos: of The Irish Mutts and Landry & Summers Shaun has worked for The Second City Chicago Tour Company & Children's Theater, Geese Theater Company, African American Shakespeare Company and has been in the improvisational festival circuit teaching and performing at The Kansas City Improv Festival, Big Stinkin Improv Festival Austin, The Funny Women's Festival, The Miami Improv Festival, Oberlin Improv Conference, The Chicago Improv Festival, The Amsterdam Improv Festival BATS Improv Comedy Festival and has taught at universities including Stanford and Northwestern. She can be read in the book "Whose Improv is it Anyway: Beyond the Second City". Her writings can be found on the literary site The Redroom with Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart and President Barack Obama. As a member of the Screen Actors Guild, she can be seen in the movies Read You Like a Book with Danny Glover and Karen Black as Marcia and The Oscar Award winning movie Milk with Sean Penn as Gwenn Craig. She is currently in the upcoming new television show Punch Me Funny on the Punch Television Network.

The American Riddler is a Ghost Writing project that Satires the mindless news stories that invade our life, make us roll our eyes, maybe wish for Death's quick embrace... I am the American Riddler. Your world is a joke, and I am giving the punchline.

Karl Richard was born in Salem, Ma. He left Salem in the late 90's and relocated to Lovely Maine. He now writes from Maine, while trying to attend school.

Retired TQM advisor. I've written many things in my professional life, and written plays, parodies, but never written for pay and never been published except for conference proceedings and letters to the editor.

I set out from the dusty plains of the Southwest to live in the bubbling area of the Nation's Capital in search of a new life and the chance to be a writer.

I have a background in creative writing, journalism, poetry, and non-profit publications. I enjoy the challenge of writing and the reward that comes from sharing my insights with readers.

I work full-time as a freelance writer for both print and web publications. I am very happily married and we have three beautiful children ages 14, 15, and 17.

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