Kurt Dillon
Bio
Kurt Dillon is an Author, Writer, Educator, & Chef with Master's Degrees in English/Journalism and Clinical Psychology from Columbia University. He has worked as a writer and as an Associate Professor of English for almost 30 years.
Stories (15/0)
Retro Cargasm — Isn’t That A 1970 Chevelle SS? — Kinda
Meet the 70/SS. That’s what the folks at Trans-Am Worldwide are calling it anyway. This incredible car company, (absolutely no affiliate marketing going on here by the way- they just build awesomeness) based out of Tallahassee, Fl has been granted the exclusive worldwide rights to use the General Motors brand names, logos, and trademarks to be the only global manufacturer of everything — Trans-Am; Right down to the symbolic decals and emblems of the now-defunct Pontiac car division.
By Kurt Dillon2 years ago in Wheel
Sometimes, The Writing Just Sucks
Preface If you are interested in actually becoming a professionally accredited author or writer, with a peerless portfolio of paid works, eligible to submit for the highest paying freelance gigs — and if you want to learn how to apply for those gigs and how to pitch and query the highest paying mass-market periodicals, literary agents and book publishers — you are going to want to read every word of this article, as well as the others in this series which are linked herein.
By Kurt Dillon2 years ago in Journal
Sometimes, The Writing Just Sucks
Preface If you are interested in actually becoming a professionally accredited author or writer, with a peerless portfolio of paid works, eligible to submit for the highest paying freelance gigs - and if you want to learn how to apply for those gigs and how to pitch and query the highest paying mass-market periodicals, literary agents and book publishers - you are going to want to read every word of this article, as well as the others in this series which are linked herein.
By Kurt Dillon2 years ago in Journal
How To Write For Big Periodicals
Preface If you are interested in actually becoming a professionally accredited author or writer, with a peerless portfolio of paid works, eligible to submit for the highest paying freelance gigs - and if you want to learn how to apply for those gigs and how to pitch and query the highest paying mass-market periodicals, literary agents and book publishers - you are going to want to read every word of this article, as well as the others in this series which are linked herein.
By Kurt Dillon2 years ago in Journal
Time to Pump The ABS — Umps — YOU’RE OUT!
Its time. We’ve waited long enough. For over 100 years, human umpires calling balls, strikes, fair, foul, safe, or out, were a necessary element of the game of baseball. Because they’re only human, we also had to accept that on occasion, they would make human errors and blow calls.
By Kurt Dillon2 years ago in FYI
Democrats Ramp Up The Propaganda
Ever since the failed ploy to influence the impending mid-term elections by having one of their minions working within the U.S. Supreme Court leak the initial draft of the High Court’s 98-page decision to overturn the oft-controversial 1973 decision in Roe vs Wade, democrats country-wide are reeling.
By Kurt Dillon2 years ago in The Swamp
Writers Are In High Demand — But You Won't Get There With Crowdsourced Publishing Advice
If you are interested in actually becoming a professionally accredited writer, with a peerless portfolio of paid works to submit for the highest paying freelance gigs, and you want to learn how to apply for those gigs and how to pitch and query the highest paying mass-market periodicals, you are going to want to read every word of this article.
By Kurt Dillon2 years ago in Journal
A Mother's Day Voicemail For The Ages
A truncated version of this story was published last month in the pub What Is Love To You? under the title: '12 Years Later, Still, I Love My Mom'. That dramatically shortened version was edited to fit within the parameters of a 600-word or less writing contest.
By Kurt Dillon2 years ago in Families