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Damien Riley, author, teacher and dad, keeps an eye on pop culture, the news, and humor all around us. His blog, Postcards from the Funny Farm, covers topics including inspiration, humor, and psychology. Damien’s mission statement for his writing has been “to publish creative and innovative content” since December of 2006. He is married to Sarah, also a teacher and blogger. Together they have 3 children.
Interview:
I think I shall never have a more comical and art-encompassing interview published with me as the one over at Shelly’s blog. This Eclectic Life’s Interview with: Damien ...
Longer Bio:
Welcome to “Postcards from the Funny Farm.”
If a blog post is like an intersection in the universe, why not make it a nice stop?
Hi there, I’m Damien Riley: dad, teacher, author in Southern California. I keep an eye on pop culture, the news, and humor all around us. I have an MA in English with an emphasis in language, writing and rhetoric. I’m a published writer and I enjoy both adding new topics for discussion and networking through this blog.
I’ve enjoyed writing as long as I can remember and mostly I can look back and see I was a born blogger when the kids in 4th grade would beg me to “act out” my book reports in front of the class. After high school I played in a rock band, wrote songs and recorded a couple with my guitar hero Dave Sharp of the Alarm. When music didn’t pay the bills, I became a restaurant manager for Pizza Hut. I finished my Master’s Degree in English in 1998 and I have taught public school since 1997. With that as my primary income, I enjoy a part time career as a freelance writer and blogger.
In addition to publishing on this blog, I write articles across the web. Here’s a link to an archived list that’s always growing. If I could sum up one bit of advice for any young person just starting out, this would be it: Believe in your vision. The idiots believe in theirs.
Postcards from the Funny Farm >> Categories >> My Publishing
I also have a couple other blogs in case you’re interested:
And last but not least my BlogCritics published works can be found here.
blogcritics.org/writer/damien_riley
Thanks for visiting,
Damien
* To contact me, use the contact form below or if forms aren’t your thing email me at: rileycentral at yahoo dot com
