LINKS I maintain a blog titled "Confluence Journal" that focuses primarily on writing and writing related subjects and includes numerous writing prompts and exercises (under the menu bar on the site).  Please feel free to visit at:  www.markhummel.blogspot.com.  Comments and discussions are welcome. Published Writing Samples I publish literary work under the psuedonym Mark Hummel.  To read some of my work, follow the links below: "Tipping Etiquette" (fiction), first published at Subtletea.com "Forgive the Asides" (essay), first published in The Externalist (archived pdf--loads slowly) "Dissonance" (fiction), first published at Arlington Literary Journal (go to iIssue #26) Numerous nonfiction articles (as Mark Leichliter) at Suite101 Photography I am also active as a freelance photographer.  If you like some of the images that appear on this website, there are some more examples of my photos available for you to browse.  Many of my photographs are available for purchase.