Archery in Popular Culture, Starting in 1678 - 3 of 3
In the previous blog I offered some of the many mythological gods and goddesses who were armed with a bow. This popularity has continued...
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Mark Schorr
- Sep 5
- 3 min
Mythic Origins - 2 of 3
Standing at the line at the Washington Park archery range, I take my position, trying to be mindful of every muscle. Holding the bow...
Mark Schorr
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Taking a Bow - 1 of 3
“Hot!” I shout, not as self conscious as I was the first time I yelled it out. It’s the cue to my fellow archers that I am about to shoot....
Mark Schorr
- Jul 12
- 3 min
24 - To Pacific Premier Group
Paul Conti has a Stanford Medical School and Harvard (chief psychiatric resident) pedigree. But it was his compassion for clients and an...
Mark Schorr
- Jun 22
- 3 min
23 - Over the Borderline
In 1992, renowned psychiatrist Dr. George Vaillant wrote an article entitled The Beginning of Wisdom Is Never Calling a Patient a...
Mark Schorr
- Jun 14
- 2 min
22 - A Borderline Fixation
With what I had learned about psychology, and being based in Portland, I wrote two novels-Borderline and Fixation--with a new...
Mark Schorr
- Jun 7
- 4 min
21 - My Career at Cascadia
As a staff clinician at Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, my writing largely consisted of assessments, treatment plans, and chart notes. I...
Mark Schorr
- Jun 1
- 2 min
20 - A Bomb Next Door
One day at work I remember clearly, from what went on outside of work. My wife knew not to call me. I was always back-to-back with...
Mark Schorr
- May 24
- 2 min
19 - Challenges of a Rookie Therapist
After my internship, Southeast Mental Health Network offered me a job on the crisis team. I took it, even though I preferred doing longer...
Mark Schorr
- May 17
- 2 min
18 - The Name’s Schorr, Mark Schorr
My dress shoes were uncomfortable and so I wore funky old sneakers. This may seem like an irrelevant detail but stick with me. My plan...
Mark Schorr
- May 10
- 3 min
17 - A Change of Career
I still remember the crushing feeling when a novel I had worked on was rejected by my agent. I didn’t cry but felt like it. The news had...
Mark Schorr
- May 3
- 2 min
16 - Hurray for Hollywood
My Red Diamond books were optioned multiple times. Options, except for big name properties, are usually a small amount, a few thousand at...
Mark Schorr
- Apr 26
- 2 min
15 - Desperately Seeking Attention
Nowadays, it’s clear that authors must do their own publicity. When you submit a book to an agent, many will actually ask about how big a...
Mark Schorr
- Apr 19
- 3 min
14 - A Novel Idea
Realizing that journalism was never really going to satisfy the writer in me, I had begun working on a novel back in my Herex days. As...
Mark Schorr
- Apr 12
- 3 min
13 - I Become an Airhead
Ultimately, in 1982, I left the Herald to work for the Los Angeles CBS affiliate, then called KNXT. Network owned and operated. Connie...
Mark Schorr
- Apr 5
- 3 min
12 - Making A Federal Case Out Of It
After about nine months, I was assigned to federal court. Frank Candida had state court, where there was a lot of activity, but most of...
Mark Schorr
- Mar 29
- 4 min
11 - Hark the Herald Angelenos Sing
In my less than two years at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, I wrote several hundred articles, sometimes with more than one story in the...
Mark Schorr
- Mar 22
- 3 min
10 - When Elmo Wasn't the Creepiest Thing in Times Square
I forgot exactly how I was introduced to him, but Ed Caffrey was a retired New York Police Department sergeant who had been undercover...
Mark Schorr
- Mar 15
- 3 min
9 - Nothing To Snort At
So I had become a New York Magazine writer, with multiple stories published. I did the cover story that was, at that time, their biggest...
Mark Schorr
- Mar 9
- 3 min
8 - Not one of the Hardy Boys
Back in the 70s as I was writing for Courier-Life, I did a couple of stories on Joseph Lauria, a bright and dedicated prosecutor who went...