about.me
more than anything else, I love to travel. I got the bug early in life, when I drove across the united states in my grandparents' RV. in high school, I spent a year in honduras as an exchange student, then "saw the world" from the deck of a u.s. warship. I've walked the streets of pompeii, stood in the shadow of mount kilimanjaro, and gazed upon the great buddha. next stop: vermont (mar. '08).
business.experience
as a creative producer and internet project manager, I specialize in managing web content and production. my background includes stints as a producer for disney, aol, msn and others.
business.writing
my business communications experience ranges from press releases and marketing copy to technical documentation and statements of work. I have also written and edited more than 10 corporate newsletters. selected samples:
press release, for Oceanblue Divers
financial feature, for Emerald Publications
employee spotlight, for Entriq
travel.writing
featured article:
"the last resort" - roatan, honduras, 2008
"...The island boasts some of the best diving in the Caribbean, and shares the world's second-largest barrier reef system with nearby Belize. The reef—and all of its dive sites—lies just offshore, and the wall quickly falls off into the Cayman Trench, nearly as deep as Mt. Everest is tall...."
more travel writing: italy havasu falls baja honduras lake powell bonaire virgin islands onion valley cabo san lucas cross-country arizona & new mexico channel islands
screen.writing
since graduating from usc's school of cinematic arts, the nation's top film school, I've honed my talents in the screenwriting craft
loved and lost
a bereaved scientist searches alternate universes to reunite with his dead wife
[in progress]
ice moon
a near-future sci fi thriller inspired by real-life discoveries that suggest the possibility of life on Jupiter's moon Europa
online pitch first 10 pages
cold fire
written before "armageddon" and "deep impact," this script explores the what-if scenario of a comet colliding with the earth
first 10 pages
current.favorites
quote: "the significant problems we face in life cannot be solved at the level of thinking that created those problems." —albert einstein
website: mark lives in ikea
tv show: rome (enjoying xmas dvd gift)
wishlist: amazon.com
my.blogs
new! stricklandia
a new blog on all things travel: news, deals, destinations, dreams and more
travels to distant [strick]lands
showcasing my love of travel, travel writing and travel photography
impressions
those "impressions" in my daily life that make me pause and reflect
the dive evangelist
scuba diving-related blog for new york city-based Oceanblue Divers
kol sports blather
now-defunct sports blog I wrote for aol
the daily strick
a year-long writing project from 2003
my.photography
featured photo:
toucans in roatan, honduras
more photography: italy san felipe copán maine desert offroading washington d.c. baja cozumel shark diving desert wildflowers london new york city joshua tree sunsets roatan
friend's.blogs
chuckie D speaks
my dad's non-controversial musings
haphazard catharsis
random thoughts from Alex Hare
jen & leo move to london
two ex-pats adjust to their new home
all content, photography and other assets © 2008 michael strickland, unless otherwise attributed