American Environmentalism, Part I
I want to talk about my latest publishing venture in this blog. For the first time in my career as an author, I am tying together my...
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Mike Martinez
Jan 31, 201218 min read
Up From Clay, Part II
Most of Up From Clay, my novel-in-progress, is written in the present tense, but in some chapters I reflect on past occurrences. In this...
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Mike Martinez
Jan 2, 201212 min read
Up From Clay, Part I
The manuscript I have intermittently labored over for almost 18 years is titled Up From Clay. I chose the title to convey the idea that...
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Mike Martinez
Dec 28, 20117 min read
Chasing My Fictive Dream
My non-fiction writing career progressed well during 2011. It promises to continue moving forward in 2012, and beyond. In addition to...
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Mike Martinez
Dec 15, 20117 min read
Coming For To Carry Me Home, Part III
It is December 15, 2011, and I am in much better shape than I was a year ago. My book Coming for to Carry Me Home: Race in America from...
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Mike Martinez
Nov 15, 201118 min read
The Swords of Wicked Men, Part III
Now that I am writing the conclusion to my latest manuscript, The Swords of Wicked Men: Terrorist Attacks on American Soil (with an...
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Mike Martinez
Oct 31, 20118 min read
I Found My Thrill on Capitol Hill
On October 8, 2011, I set aside my usual cares and attended my aunt and uncle’s 60th wedding anniversary celebration in Falls Church,...
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Mike Martinez
Oct 28, 201123 min read
The Swords of Wicked Men, Part IV
On Monday, November 28, 2011, I submitted the first draft of my manuscript The Swords of Wicked Men: Terrorist Attacks on American Soil...
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Mike Martinez
Oct 19, 20118 min read
Reflecting on Life’s Milestones
On October 8, 2011, I set aside my usual cares and attended my aunt and uncle’s 60th wedding anniversary celebration in Falls Church,...
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Mike Martinez
Oct 3, 20118 min read
The Swords of Wicked Men, Part II
One afternoon during the late 1990s, I was driving my car while my eight-year-old stepdaughter sat in the back seat. I was navigating...
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Mike Martinez
Sep 22, 20117 min read
Coming For To Carry Me Home, Part II
It is December 2010, and I am as depressed as I have ever been. Normally, I am a happy, “glass-half-full” guy, an optimistic person...
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Mike Martinez
Sep 8, 201110 min read
A German Interlude; or Ass-Kicking the Ugly American
Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, August 30, 2011: When I step in front of the crowd, my heart thunders in my chest as if it will explode from my...
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Mike Martinez
Aug 26, 20117 min read
When “My Precious Ache” Becomes “My Indifferent Yawn”
Any worthwhile endeavor — whether it is a romantic relationship, a course of study in school, or a writing project — invariably requires...
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Mike Martinez
Aug 15, 20119 min read
Reflections on Insanity
I am insane. I know the statement smacks of melodrama, but what else explains my obsession with writing at the exclusion of other facets...
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Mike Martinez
Aug 6, 20115 min read
The Swords of Wicked Men, Part I
My graduate school mentor, Dr. Bill Richardson, formerly of Georgia State University, currently at the University of South Dakota, once...
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Mike Martinez
Jul 29, 20118 min read
Coming For To Carry Me Home, Part I
My latest work, a history of race relations during the nineteenth century, is titled Coming For To Carry Me Home: Race in America From...
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Mike Martinez
Jul 25, 20113 min read
The Story of Writing Where the Light is Dim
Welcome to my story, the story of writing where the light is dim.So here I am--48 years old, reasonably well-educated, more-or-less...
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Mike Martinez
Jun 17, 20117 min read
The Quest for Obscurity; or the Weird World of Academic Publishing
Welcome to the weird world of academic publishing. Faithful readers of my blog know that I always seek an expanding readership whenever I...
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