Lawrence Burdick:  

After securing a BA in English, minor in Journalism, I worked for a time on a couple of newspapers; I was an aggressive freelance writer in my 20's. I went on to teach ESL (English as a Second Language) overseas for a few years, but turned down a full-time position in Korea because I was tired of traveling. From 1993 - 2007 I was the owner of used/rare bookstore. Being an independent businessman is one of the greatest freedoms in the world, but it's a lot of work. Finally, I closed my open store and put my inventory online to give myself more breathing space. As an online entrepreneur, I sell rare books through Advanced Book Exchange, a subsidiary of Amazon.com. In April of 2001, I married a longtime girlfriend, but the marriage didn't work, and we divorced in September of '04. As of 2012, I have been dating an attractive banking executive. In 2005 I published my first book of poetry, titled, "Standing Apart", and did several public readings, to general applause. I'm now at work on my second collection of prose and verse, tentatively titled, "Notes From Overhead". In August, 2012, my poem, Urban Decay, was listed as a Finalist in the Faulkner Literary Contest in New Orleans, LA. In the summer of 2012 I queried a midwest publisher with sample chapters of my first novel, and was rewarded with a very positive response. In September they received my complete manuscript, and six weeks later I was told that it was accepted! The book will be ...Expand for more