...I am a Michigan certified elementary school teacher with more than 20 years of teaching experience (having maintained my certification over the years with professional development). I earned my B.A. in history/elementary education, and my M.A. in curriculum with a focus in literacy. During my ma... (read more)
Hello, I’m Austin. I graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in English and a capstone specialty in Creative Writing. I have been writing for four years, and have had multiple short stories officially published to the Patterns website. (read more)
To quote Mark Twain, "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug." Just as there is no perfect word, there is no one way to learn those words. When I first began to feel good about my writing was the day I stopped worryi... (read more)