Mitchell J. Freedman
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Location | San Diego, California, United States |
| Introduction | My day-job: I was a practicing lawyer for nearly four decades, and am still licensed as an attorney in CA and NM. I then became, between 2020-2023, a high school US History, Government, and Economics teacher. I then retired at age 66 and started my Social Security benefits. I am currently a student U of New Mexico, seeking a Master's degree in History. I am also a husband, father, and, when I have the time, a writer. I am the author of an alternative history novel, "A Disturbance of Fate" (Seven Locks, 2003; iBooks, 2011), which is about Robert F. Kennedy surviving 1968 and becoming president. The book received endorsements from historians, writers, and political advisers who worked with RFK. It received a "starred" review from Publisher's Weekly and was a finalist for best alternative history (the Sidewise Award) in 2004. The novel may be purchased at Powell's, Amazon, or, as they say, "other fine bookstores." I am also the author of "Boomerang," which is located at mjfboomerang.blogspot.com. |
| Favorite movies | It's A Wonderful Life, A Matter of Life and Death, Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley, Nicholas Nickelby (Douglas McGrath--director), Annie Hall, Broadway Danny Rose, My Favorite Year, Princess Bride, Harold & Maude, Idiocracy, The Big Short, Field of Dreams, A Thousand Clowns, Family Man, The Postman (yes, the Costner film...!) |
| Favorite music | Progressive rock, classical, and jazz (As an child during the 1960s, Sixties music continues to touch my fondest thoughts). |
| Favorite books | Fiction writers: Sinclair Lewis, Graham Greene, Barbara Kingsolver, Somerset Maugham, May Sarton, AJ Cronin, William Kotzwinkle, Edna Ferber, May Sarton, AB Yehoshua, Pearl Buck, Walter Mosley, Frederik Pohl, George Schuyler, Victor Serge, John Steinbeck, Gore Vidal, and Kurt Vonnegut Non-fiction writers: Ron Chernow, Noam Chomsky, Stephen Jay Gould, Barbara Ehrenreich, Michael Harrington, Sy Hersh, Paul Nagel, George Seldes, Kevin Starr, I.F. Stone, David Quammen |