I have been a tutor at the Center for Literacy since 1998. I have taught reading, writing and English as a second language to men and women from Korea, Senegal, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Hungary and Jamaica, as well as the U.S. I helped the man from Ivory Coast become an American citizen.I have also tutored students at Germantown high school (with AmeriCorps) and the Lingelbach middle school.Since I've been a professional writer most of my working life, as well as a voracious reader, I am uniquely qualified to tutor reading, writing, creative thinking and English as a second language. Short Stories published in the U.S., England, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, South Africa, Japan, and Pakistan. Essays, Movie and Book Reviews published in the Houston Chronicle, Boston Herald, St. Petersburg Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Audience, Films in Review and Bestsellers. Like George Bernard Shaw, I am self-educated: my real education was interrupted from the ages of six to 18 so I could go to school.Specialties: tutoring, mentoring, reading, writing, English as a second language, analytical thinking and writing.