The Senior Corner
posted by Michael J. Sheehan at 3:15 PM
Saturday, October 20, 2012
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About Me
- Name: Michael J. Sheehan
- Location: Cedar, Michigan, United States
Michael Sheehan retired in 1994 after teaching English for 26 years in the City Colleges of Chicago. He lives in Leelanau County with his artist wife Dona. In his spare time he is a writer, and he does a weekly guest stint on Tuesday mornings from 9:00-10:00 on AM 580, WTCM. The show is called Words to the Wise, and it covers the joys and vicissitudes of the English language. [wtcmradio.com] Michigan's Governor Granholm appointed him to the Commission on Services to the Aging; he has been reappointed to another three-year term by Governor Snyder. He serves as Chairman of the forty-member State Advisory Council on Aging. He was formerly on the Board of Advisors of the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan, and was a member of the Bay Area Senior Advocates. Professor Sheehan is a member of the Society of Midland Authors, the Dictionary Society of North America, the American Dialect Society, and Michigan Writers.
Mike's Books
- More Words to the Wise, Arbutus Press, 2009
- Word Parts Dictionary, 2nd edition, McFarland & Co., 2008
- On the Lamb in a Doggy Dog World, Arbutus Press, 2006
- Words to the Wise, Arbutus Press, 2004
- Word Parts Dictionary, McFarland & Co., 2000
- Words! A Vocabulary Power Handbook, Harcourt Brace, 1996
- Handbook for Basic Writers, Prentice-Hall, 1991
- Workbook for Basic Writers, Prentice-Hall, 1991
- The Cry of the Jackal, Avalon Books, 1991
- In the Shadow of the Bear, Avalon Books, 1990
Previous Posts
- Hail-Fellow or Hale-Fellow?
- Inspired by a Spire
- Klaxon
- Getting All Proper
- Seasonable vs. Seasonal
- Nip It In The Bud
- Key
- Alma Mater, cafeteria
- Itsy-Bitsy, Teeny-Weeny
- Cataract
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