D A Hosek

Education

Despite being a four-time college dropout, I've managed to get the following degrees.

• B.A., English, Pitzer College
• M.S.T., Mathematics University of Illinois at Chicago
• M.F.A., Fiction University of Tampa

Projects

• Rejection Wiki
• Ranking graduate creative writing programs
• Writing fiction and poetry
• Author's guide to LaTeX
• Lit Junction
• Creating a replacement for LaTeX (link to finl.xyz censored)

Work

Jobs I have had:

• Computer shit:
  • Programmer
  • Sys Admin
  • Help desk
  • Mainframe operator
  • Technical writer
• Creative shit:
  • Magazine editor
  • Graphic designer
  • Freelance writer
• Music shit:
  • Bass player
  • Church musician
  • Pit orchestra bass player
• Miscellaneous shit:
  • Lawnmower
  • Mover
  • SAT/Math tutor
  • High school math teacher
  • College math professor

Geography

Places I have lived:

• Illinois
  • Chicago
  • Oak Park
  • Stickney
• California
  • Claremont
  • Garden Grove
  • Los Angeles
  • Santa Monica
  • Upland

Places I have visited:

US States:

All except:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Delaware (but I’ve driven I-95 through the northwest corner)
• Idaho
• Maine
• Minnesota (I think I may have changed planes there once)
• Montana
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• South Carolina
• South Dakota

Countries:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Canada
• Costa Rica
• Czech Republic
• France
• Germany
• Guatemala
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Switzerland (but just the airport)
• United Kingdom
• United States