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Michael Gerhard Martin

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in Green Lane, PA, The United States

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Lewis Nordan, Flannery O'Connor, Tennessee Williams, Chuck Kinder, Lou ...more

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I was born in eastern-central PA, and went to school in Pittsburgh, where I lived for about 13 years.

I've worked in book stores, kitchens, a grocery store, and a slaughterhouse. Eventually, I got my MFA in fiction from U. Pitt, and started teaching at a Community College. From there, I moved on to LaRoche College, Northeastern U., and eventually Babson College.

I have also been an instructor for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) for 16 years. I took my first fiction workshop in that program when I was about 14 years old.

I live in Massachusetts, in an old house that overlooks a park and a public beach. My wife is the poet and memoirist Ellen Goldstein. ...more

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Michael Gerhard Martin There's no such thing as writer's block. There's Facebook, and TV, and drama, and an unwillingness to sit your ass down and write, but I don't glorify…moreThere's no such thing as writer's block. There's Facebook, and TV, and drama, and an unwillingness to sit your ass down and write, but I don't glorify any of that as writer's block. Some days you write well, and some days you suck, and a lot of days you don't even try to write.(less)

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Michael Gerhard Martin Not working in a goddamned cubicle, or some other soul-crushing job. I've had all of the soul-crushing jobs at one time or another, I think, so don't …moreNot working in a goddamned cubicle, or some other soul-crushing job. I've had all of the soul-crushing jobs at one time or another, I think, so don't think I'm putting on airs. (less)

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	Easiest If I Had A Gun 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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