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Years ago my son told his pre-school teachers to pronounce his last name "mad gorilla." Since then it's become one of our family's many inside jokes. It also inspired the name of one of the …
Mike Magluilo - Mike Magluilo
Years ago my son told his pre-school teachers to pronounce his last name "mad gorilla." Since then it's become one of our family's many inside jokes. It also inspired the name of one of the …
Bio - Mike Magluilo
My work includes the Mad Gorilla Writes website and newsletter; miscellaneous works of short fiction, non-fiction essays and observations on the writing life; an upcoming coming-of-age …
Events - Mike Magluilo
RMDSA - Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association Book Club Discussion May 2024 Badger Trail Race Belleville, WI August 2-4, 2024 Meet the author Books available for purchase
#5: Repair Your Divots (No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the …
2023年6月1日 · Caddying taught me divots are a normal part of golf. Golfers who know what they’re doing deliberately dig a chunk of grass out of the ground when striking the ball with an …
Opening Pages: A Reason to Run - Mike Magluilo
1989 Illinois High School Track and Field Regional Finals 3200-meter race (eight laps), minutes before the start Nine months ago I was dead. That’s no excuse if I fail today.
More Writing - Mike Magluilo
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs. After three holes of caddie school, I signed up for a job that …
Books - Mike Magluilo
For fans of Jeff Zentner, Matthew Quick, John Green and classic sports fiction like Once a Runner, Vision Quest, The Rider and Breaking Away Set in suburban Chicago in the late …
The Golden Boy (First Place Winner / Flash Fiction Magazine Contest)
I wrote a short story called The Golden Boy more than a year ago. I submitted it to nine literary publications, all of which either rejected or ignored it. So I kept working to improve it. Early this …
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time ("No Bare Feet and …
Lesson: #8: Don’t Waste the Garbage Time Tom Petty said the waiting is the hardest part. We’re hard-wired to detest wasting time on slow drivers, doctor offices, delayed flights and checkout …