mike b's Profile
| Penname: | mike b |
| Country: | United States |
| Favorite book: | Stranger in a Strange Land |
| Member type: | Author |
| Member Since: | Nov 9, 2005 |
| Bio: | In the 50+ years he’s been alive, mike b has learned to embrace his inner nerd. He works as a Radiation Health Physicist, a job every bit as geeky as it sounds. He retired from the Navy and Naval Reserves after 20 years in the submarine community. He has sailed the oceans in submarines, destroyers, an aircraft carrier, and a three-masted sailing ship. He has fenced, shot pistol, and rowed at the collegiate level (barely) and played chess, bridge, and a hell-of-a-lot of war games. He lives in suburbia with his wife and son, where he grows bamboo, keeps chickens, and is staff for cats. |
User Writings
| Title/Name | Date | Ranking | Reviews | Type | |
| Jan 20, 2006 | 203 | 86 | Novel | ||
This is a repackaging of the material I had... | |||||
| Feb 27, 2006 | 198 | 95 | Novel | ||
This is a continuation of "A Touch of... | |||||
| Oct 5, 2006 | 277 | 37 | Novel | ||
This is a vampire story with something of a... | |||||
| Jan 7, 2007 | 547 | 7 | Novel | ||
This is the first chapter of the novel about... | |||||
| Mar 17, 2008 | 524 | 9 | Novel | ||
This is something I've been playing with. I... | |||||
| Apr 17, 2009 | 398 | 18 | Novel | ||
This is a little something I've been working... | |||||
| Mar 3, 2009 | 803 | 16 | Poetry | ||
This poem was written for the program of a... | |||||
| Jan 7, 2006 | 2070 | 10 | Poetry | ||
I was reading the poem "The Rhyme is Dead" by... | |||||
| Feb 21, 2006 | 853 | 13 | Poetry | ||
There are many poems about love unrequited,... | |||||
| Jul 27, 2006 | 870 | 10 | Poetry | ||
A modest little poem, with an amusing structure | |||||
| Jan 21, 2007 | 1721 | 9 | Poetry | ||
I felt a need to write poetry today. At least,... | |||||
| Mar 22, 2006 | 2579 | 6 | Poetry | ||
This is in response to "Hiku" by Zachary... | |||||
| Jan 10, 2010 | 75 | 24 | Poetry | ||
I just ran across this piece I wrote a couple... | |||||
| Jan 10, 2007 | 3098 | 6 | Poetry | ||
Not one of my happier pieces. | |||||
| Jan 15, 2007 | 2663 | 5 | Poetry | ||
This is a HIGHLY targeted poem, written for a... | |||||
| Mar 20, 2008 | 2566 | 9 | Poetry | ||
I am re-publishing this in celibration of the... | |||||
| Jan 3, 2008 | 1136 | 9 | Poetry | ||
An attempt at the Chaiku form | |||||
| Dec 8, 2007 | 3073 | 5 | Poetry | ||
This poem is inspired by Mobius09's "Gabriel's... | |||||
| May 22, 2009 | 7 | 60 | Poetry | ||
I wrote this one evening after trying to... | |||||
| Jun 20, 2009 | 2484 | 6 | Poetry | ||
This is sort of a parody of my poem "The... | |||||
| Aug 14, 2009 | 3671 | New | Poetry | ||
I have a dozen varieties of bamboo around my... | |||||
| Aug 3, 2010 | 3224 | 4 | Poetry | ||
A little something. Not really sure which... | |||||
| Sep 21, 2010 | 1023 | 7 | Poetry | ||
Just a little something to take the edge off. | |||||
| Oct 7, 2010 | 1112 | 7 | Poetry | ||
Just a little something. I am thinking of... | |||||
| Mar 17, 2012 | 3581 | New | Poetry | ||
This was inspired by another writer's poem... | |||||
| Nov 21, 2005 | 156 | 37 | Short Story | ||
In any type of market research, product... | |||||
| Dec 5, 2005 | 108 | 26 | Short Story | ||
The advancement of technology is not without... | |||||
| Jul 27, 2006 | 847 | 11 | Short Story | ||
My entry in the Summer Love contest. Something... | |||||
| Feb 7, 2006 | 410 | 17 | Short Story | ||
This is a tidbit with Karla and Mark, the... | |||||
| Jul 28, 2007 | 552 | 14 | Short Story | ||
Just a little something to get the writing... | |||||
| Feb 16, 2009 | 279 | 20 | Short Story | ||
A fun little piece to see if I could write... | |||||
| Mar 1, 2006 | 33 | 44 | Short Story | ||
I saw a news article about an Army unit,... | |||||
| Feb 17, 2011 | 2408 | New | Short Story | ||
This is indeed one of my favorite Big Bang scenes. | |||||
| Aug 19, 2006 | 2340 | 4 | Short Story | ||
This is something a little different for me, in... | |||||
| May 22, 2009 | 668 | 17 | Short Story | ||
Just tossing this out to see if there is enough... | |||||
| Feb 25, 2007 | 991 | 8 | Short Story | ||
This is a letter I will be sending to Safeway... | |||||
| May 12, 2007 | 2216 | 3 | Short Story | ||
This is part of a series of op/ed pieces... | |||||
| Feb 17, 2011 | 1901 | 4 | Short Story | ||
Madness takes its toll (Please have exact change) | |||||
| Aug 18, 2007 | 354 | 17 | Short Story | ||
This is my Ocean Flash contest entry. It has... | |||||
| May 23, 2008 | 343 | 14 | Short Story | ||
It was suggested that I enter this in the... | |||||
| Aug 11, 2008 | 61 | 27 | Short Story | ||
Here is my entry for the My Writing Life... | |||||
| Jul 19, 2008 | 78 | 21 | Short Story | ||
I just read an article saying that 1/3 of the... | |||||
| Feb 22, 2009 | 1083 | 7 | Short Story | ||
A little something that occurred to me while... | |||||
| Feb 15, 2011 | 2102 | 4 | Short Story | ||
Too much information (tech)? | |||||
| Jun 4, 2009 | 22 | 54 | Short Story | ||
A tropical vacation is suppose to be warm.... | |||||
| Dec 14, 2009 | 1431 | 9 | Short Story | ||
Minor changes from the story I enterred in the... | |||||
| Feb 19, 2010 | 136 | 17 | Short Story | ||
A little flash in the pan | |||||
| Feb 27, 2010 | 470 | 11 | Short Story | ||
Aw the freedom of dorm life | |||||
| Feb 27, 2010 | 605 | 9 | Short Story | ||
The story is true, if embellished. | |||||
| Aug 23, 2010 | 689 | 11 | Short Story | ||
A little something for the contest | |||||
| Oct 20, 2011 | 1733 | 5 | Short Story | ||
The Dark Sweetness between the Stars is a book... | |||||
