Doug Jackson:  

Life After Troy, I went to Cal State Long Beach and got a degree in creative writing. That baffled most job interviewers ("Uh, we don't have much call for short stories or sonnets here, kid"), but I eventually became a tech writer and editor and worked at Northrop, Hughes and a few other places. I decided to give Japan a try in 1981, and I've been here ever since. I taught English for a few years--a pretty typical gig for most foreigners not on expat packages--then got back into writing and editing and segued into the magazine business. I taught multimedia for a few years and in 1999 got a job as the communicati...Expand for more