Teach middle school English to grades 6,7, and 8 as well as run the Drama program at the school. We put on three performances a year, including a musical in the spring. Past productions have included MARY POPPINS, JR. and FROZEN, JR.

I am an Active Member of the Horror Writers Association. I am also a member of the New England Horror Writers. I am a Stoker nominated author of 25 published short stories, two movie review collections, including my IN THE SPOOKLIGHT collection, a short story collection FOR THE LOVE OF HORROR, and a novel TIME FRAME. These are available as EBooks from NECONEBooks at www.neconebooks.com and as print editions.I also co-write the movie review column CINEMA KNIFE FIGHT with Stoker-winning author L.L. Soares, at cinemaknifefight.com, a web site featuring new movie content daily.Samples of my writing can be found at my blog, THIS IS MY CREATION: THE BLOG OF MICHAEL ARRUDA, at marruda3.wordpress.com.

I work with students from grade 7-12 in a support position, often working one on one with individual students. I support students with special needs in the classroom. I am co-president of the Hopkinton Education Support Staff (HESS). I am certified to teach English 5-12 in the state of New Hampshire.