Dan McCollum
| Name: | Dan McCollum |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Fargo, North Dakota, United States |
| Birthday: | Mar. 20, 1982 |
| Words Written: | 0 |
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About Me
| Occupation: | Currently: History Grad Student Formerly: High School English/Scoial Studies Teacher |
| About Me: | Well, I'm a relatively young guy, who grew up in a small village in North Central Wisconsin. This is more important that you'd initially expect, as Wisconsin seems to emerge in nearly all of my writings. I just got done spending two years teaching High School in a native village in Alaska; an experience which was, how to put this, interesting. Since then, I've been attending NDSU for a Masters degree in History. As much as I love the chance to study history, I wish I was writing more! |
| Interests: | 1) Wisconsin! (laugh all you want; its my 'place' :D ) 2) Mythologies and religions (this has been a pretty constant passion of mine since I was 5) 3) Epic Poetry 4) Music (I like it all; although Celtic Punk, Classic Country and Rockabilly seem to be my favorites these days) 5) Heroic Literature 6) History! ( I AM studying it, after all) 7) Did I mention Wisconsin? |
| Publications: | None yet :( |
| Favorite Books: | "Dune" by Frank Herbert "It" by Stephen King "Beowulf" trans. Seamus Heaney "The Kalevala: Epic of the Finnish People" trans. Eino Freiberg "Fight Club" by Chuck Pallaniuk "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck "Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter M. Miller Jr. "Northern Frights: a Supernatural Ecology of the North Woods" by Dennis Boyer "Blood Stoppers and Bear-Walkers" by Richard M. Dorson "The Power of Myth" by Joseph Campbell "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Pirsig |
| Favorite Movies: | Fight Club Devil's Advocate Nightmare on Elm Street (I like horror; so sue me! :P ) Escanba in Da Moonlight Monty Python and the Holy Grail Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Transformers: The Movie (1985) The Blair Witch Project The Lord of the Rings (all three parts) Kill Bill The Magnificent Seven |
| Favorite TV Shows: | The Daily Show Ghost Hunters (guilty pleasure, but I love it!) Northern Exposure Good Eats (Alton Brown RULES!) Venture Brothers Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
| Loves: | Nature Rural Life (even though I'm living in a city now) Politics Family Reading Music Good Beer Good Cigars |
| Hates: | BAD beer (Yes, Budweiser, I'm talking to you here! And Miller, you ain't far being) The Dallas Cowboys (Hey, I AM a Packer fan!) Modern 'Pop' Country Those who look down their nose at people who didn't grow up in cities And now, for a broad answer, which is difficult to pin down: Oppression (yes, I know, cheap answer. Sorry!) |
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