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I'm a free-lance writer living in South Florida (near Fort Lauderdale)....most of my work has been in magazines or at internet satire sites.

Thanks for reading me...I hope you've enjoyed it! ~ Mark

"Bad satirists are left alone; it only hurts when it's good." - Stephen King

Location:	United States
Primary occupation:	Freelance Writer
Dream occupation:	Philanthropist
I like:	What is this, a personal ad?? Warm weather & surf, relaxing at home, my dog, drive-in & "B" movies, Harley riding, Las Vegas, laughter, and of course, writing.
Favorite writers:	John Steinbeck, Hunter Thompson, Patrick O'Brien, Alexandre Dumas, Stephen King, Tom Wolfe, H.P. Lovecraft, Joe-Bob Briggs, Ken Kesey...there's a bunch more.
Favorite books:	Darn-near anything by Hunter Thompson, Stephen King, Patrick O'Brian, Kurt Vonnegut, Colin Fletcher. "The Green Mile" made me cry. "Sweet Thursday" by Steinbeck..."Lord of The Rings" trilogy.
Favorite magazines:	The Door (the world's pretty-much only religious satire magazine)
Favorite music:	AC/DC, Sinatra, David Gray, most classical, Pavarotti...absolutely NO country. Uh...I play the bagpipes...even been paid NOT to play them.
Favorite movies:	Lonely Are The Brave, Reservoir Dogs, Lawrence of Arabia, The Godfather, Trainspotting, The African Queen, Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Wild Bunch
Favorite TV shows:	The Riches, Rescue Me, Seinfeld...Al Bundy is a personal hero...
Favorite teams:	New England Patriots...season ticket-holder, and I live 1,200 miles away...woo!
Favorite quote:	"It's never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot
Gender:	Male
Age:	52
Religion:	Baseball
Political affiliations:	A tad starboard of Pat Buchanan