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Education

MFA Writing University of Iowa graduated 1989 MA English Florida State University graduated 1987 BA English Florida State University graduated 1986 Being accepted into the MFA program at Iowa, which is the top in the Nation, is a big deal to begin with, and I was their number 1 choice. Yay, me. I always got A's in all my writing related classes, and papers (and almost everything else.)

Teaching Experience and Qualifications

University Teaching Experience--- TA (same job as English Instructors) University of Iowa 1987-1989 English Instructor Memphis State University 1985-1987 TA (same job as English Instructors) Florida State 1985-1987 Other Teaching Writing and Speaking Experience---- Tutoring people from other countries to speak English more fluently, 2009 Teaching youth at Atlantykron in Romania 2008 Tutoring English to Korean Speakers S.F. 2006. Kaleidescope Program Poetry Teacher Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital 1984 Tutoring Lab at Florida State University two semesters 1984 Tutoring English to High School Students 1975-1977 at Zionsville HS

About Me

I teach people from other countries to speak better English. My students like these lessons, and learn quickly. If you want to learn English, feel free to contact me to talk about it, through email or phone-415-661-3642. Sometimes we can go for walks during parts of longer lessons and learn while getting exercise and sunshine, and discuss what we see around us, explore different real life situations, all of which has been shown to help learn and remember better. I can teach writing to students from those who need remedial work to people who are interested in being great professional writers. I'm very interested in teaching experimental fiction writing, poetry writing, and working with essays to improve them. I like to help students bring out their own excitement and personalized understandings of English, writing, and literature, and find their own voice, what they have to say that is genuine, heartfelt, and intellectually stimulating to them. I have Over 100 Creative Writing Publications (both poetry and fiction) in magazines, having won awards, been featured, anthologized, and won a name for myself with literary criticism. Examples of my writing can be sent to students/parents. I have published an even more substantial number of non fiction articles, and 6 books, many interviews about my work, have ghost written a major part of a large book about natural health. I'm signed on to teach Experimental Fiction Writing online classes through Writers.com now, and through UCLA Extension in April. I'm empathetic, funny, understanding and patient, like to inspire, vibrant, and my students always gave me the highest ratings. I'm open minded, accepting of alternative lifestyles, and hope for parents/teachers who feel the same way. I'm crime-free, eat organic food, have a very healthy lifestyle, have a balanced, mature personality, am responsible, and caring. I research the truth about the world behind the scenes. I'm engaged to be married, and am very careful about boundaries with students, leading to a sense of relaxation and earned trust. I'm an artist, make movies, and music, like to walk on the beach, actively engaged in humor, meditation, and yoga. I'm available most times and days, though prefer not to work too early in the morning unless you come my direction. I can tutor outside at the beach during good weather. I prefer to stay within the Outer Sunset District of San Francisco unless we are traveling together as part of our lesson. I can also tutor online. When contacting me through email, be sure to always use a recognizable subject line.

Hourly Rates for Tutoring

$20/hour

College Level and Higher: Creative Writing
College Level and Higher: English
College Level and Higher: Essay
College Level and Higher: Literature
High School Level: Creative Writing
High School Level: English
High School Level: English Lang./Comp
High School Level: Essay
High School Level: Writing