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George Mason
 George
Mason came to Salisbury in 1966 to attend college. He graduated from
Salisbury University in 1971 and continued to live in the area. He and
his wife Valerie, who he met at SU, have three grown children: Danielle
and her husband Matt, Nick and his wife Tasha, and Elisabeth with her husband Gabe. There is
also a grandchild, Cameron Rain Mason, born October 24, 2005. George
taught school for 31 years at Snow Hill Elementary School in Snow Hill,
MD. He and Valerie operate Mason's Used and New Books, Clocks, Gifts
and Tin Sign Gallery located at 101 S. Baltimore Ave. in Ocean City,
MD. The store number is 410-289-5511. He has been a member of The
Writer's Bloc since October 2003.
Interested
in reading and writing from an early age, George's first, never
published, story was created in church before he could write. One
Sunday, he rushed to finish pencil illustrations in a small tablet. The
pastor, preaching past noon as he did every Sunday, allowed him the
time needed to complete it. As soon as the service ended and before
leaving the church, George exhorted his mother to write out the text to
go with the stick illustrations as he dictated it to her. To this day,
he can not believe she did. The story was a western and has been lost
for many years.
Problems
of Democracy class in high school started George writing letters to
editors, government representatives, and others. He continues to enjoy
this activity to this day. Along with others who signed up to do so, he
writes 150 word opinions once a week for the Readers Forum in The Daily Times just for fun and practice.
In the 70's and 80's, he had paid articles published in a number of magazines including Instructor Magazine and the old Baltimore Sun Magazine. He has done successful ad and product brochure writing for his own business.
Today
George wants to write a memoir and family history for himself and his
family. Some more magazine articles and a book could also be in the
works.
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