Michael Scott Monje Jr.
I have a BA in Philosophy and Creative Writing, an MFA in Playwriting, and I am currently a university instructor teaching composition and creative writing at both Davenport University and Western Michigan University.
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MFA Creative Writing (Playwriting Thesis), Western Michigan UniversityInterests
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Garden Fresh GoulashWhat makes this recipe really special? All the vegetable ingredients are FRESH!
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Wholesome Whole Wheat TortillasSuper-fibrous whole wheat tortillas good for any occasion. Most people have these ingredients on hand, and in two hours you can make up enough flatbread to last the workweek.
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Savory Sweet Pepper Chicken FajitasAn ultra-low-sodium, lean fajita recipe for fans of savory/sweet combinations.
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Cut the Rot OutThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs learns an important lesson about the physical effects of built-up angst.
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From Altar Angel to Doughy DivaThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs re-encounters a girl from his past, but she has become something he can't stand.
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Physical Intimidation at Stoney Creek ElementaryThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs gets beat on for about a month.
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Killing Your Creator: Freudian Final FantasyThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs takes to LARPing when his parents won't buy him a Nintendo and discovers that SquareSoft makes more sense than the Vatican. -
Brent's Trans-Zombie Genital Mutilation ProblemsThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs makes a new friend, but learns that the boy has a problem... or two...
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Dog Food Tastes like ShameThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs recalls his first Beggin' Strip.
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Friendship is a Blast of Cold Water to the Family JewelsThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs manages to make his first real friend.
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Pinball Dumb-DumbThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs learns what it means to be an accessory to a crime.
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Self-Control, Parental Tension, and Conspicuous ConsumptionThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs learns that love is not unconditional. Not even for a parent.
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Snipe Hunting and Other Lies of the Boy ScoutsThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs reminisces about when he actually believed children would be encouraged to learn self-reliance.
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Saved by a First Grader on a Sewer PipeThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs discovers his taste for strong women... and lying.
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The Passion of the Dumb-DumbThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs tries to fake it until he makes it, only to be rewarded with crucifixion nightmares.
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Apparitions of TomorrowThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs is either visited by an angel, or he hallucinates himself a warning about something he does not understand.
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Defiance, Coincidence, and the Strength of FantasyThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs is reduced to bargaining in his attempt to procure a male bonding experience.
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Writing the EssayA short, useful description of how to put together an essay response to a college assignment that will include analysis as well as factual information.
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How Not to Raise Gifted ChildrenThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs learns that sometimes, not trying is the best use of your energy.
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Mother Steals My Friends--Even the Imaginary OnesI look back at the first psycho dog my parents owned and the stuffed bunny that my mother co-opted from me.
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Motherhood Becomes a Woman with a Foul MouthI learn a new word, and my aunt bites off more than she can chew.
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The Lessons of Faith, or Preteen Keggers in the Catholic ChurchThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs starts science and religion classes at the same time, and learns that only one of the two is good with wine.
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The Fine Line Between the Sacred and ProfaneThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs realizes that if you're not allowed to leave, it's a cult and not a faith. Even if it does claim to be the original cult, er, faith.
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Science Education and the Days of RageThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs just says no... to being taught that he was made out of mud by a sky-man who wanted to punish people for doing something they couldn't grasp the consequences of at the time.
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Santa Died a HeroI look back on the dream that, quite likely, screwed up my sleep pattern for life. The dream is rather disturbing, so don't read this one to a little kid or a hysterical woman.
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Self-Evident TruthsThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs reveals that his life began because of a misinterpretation of Catholic dogma.
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A Secret Reader, or the Shame of a December BirthdayThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs is categorically proven (in his mind) to deserve his title.
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Germs, Pop Tarts, and SupernovaeThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs discovers that the awe created by reason is always more satisfying than the awe created by ignorance.
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Horse Girl, or the Crushing CrushThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs proves that he is just as stupid in love as in literacy.
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Our Summer Villa on Lake SkeeterbiteI learn a bit about the difference between liking animals and liking to own animals.
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Diaper Boy and the House Without TelevisionThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs finds himself among people who encourage children to make as few decisions for themselves as possible.
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Mom's Free-Range Child Ranching and First Aid StationThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs asks his mother a stupid question and gets a stupid answer.
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Santa Claus is Your MammaThe King of the Dumb-Dumbs faces an inconvenient truth about Kris Kringle.
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Kushiel's Justice Further Expands Carey's Alternate WorldJacqueline Carey proves to us, yet again, that exploration in fantasy has a mirror-effect as world-building and character development push against each other to create a brilliantly tense epic.
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Carey's Diligence Allows Kushiel's Scion to Claim Its InheritanceA review of the fourth book in the Kushiel's Legacy series. This is the first book to center on Imriel no Montreve, rather than Phedre no Delaunay.
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Phedre: Kushiel's Avatar Proves to Be Compelling, Despite FlawsA review of the final book in the Kushiel's Legacy trilogy
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Kushiel's Chosen Finds Carey Exploring a More Mature HeroineA review of the second book in Jaqueline Carey's original D'Angeline trilogy.
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Jacqueline Carey Hits Her Target with Kushiel's DartA review of the first novel in Jacqueline Carey's original Kushiel's Dart trilogy.
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Balance of Knowledge: An Introduction to the Rhetorical TriangleThis paper discusses the three kinds of appeals in traditional Aristotelian rhetoric and how they are both best used and perverted.
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Track Pack #2 Packs PunchThe second of Harmonix's Track Pack Expansions for Broadband-deprived PS2 owners brings many classic 90s tracks to us, as well as some truly challenging offerings from new bands.
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Assembling ArgumentsThis guide steps through some of the structural elements of the rhetorical argument in order to illustrate both how to write in the genre and how to judge the quality of a source's argument.
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Specificity is Morality: The Ethical Implications of ClicheThis article both shows how to avoid using cliches to beginning writers and argues that experienced writers who rely on them compromise their moral standing and should be ignored or at least impeached in the minds of their audience.
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Grammar Collisions: Actively Avoiding Passive VoiceA discussion about why you want to avoid passive voice most of the time, but also when it would be appropriate to use it.
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Teaching Teaching: a How-to Guide for Instructional and Technical WritersThis how-to guide teaches you how to make how-to guides, whether they be lesson plans, recipes, home improvement articles, or professional technical process documents.
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Grammar Collisions: the Purpose of ParallelismThis article examines the way that complex sentences are constructed and demonstrates different ways that parallel structures can be implemented.