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Michael Lortz

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Michael Lortz received his BA in Creative Writing from Florida State University. After getting a day job in the defense industry, he started writing about sports and music in his spare time on his personal blog. He has now written for many of the most popular baseball sites and covered music for local news media.

His writing and research has been quoted in USAToday, on ESPN.com, and at local county commissioner meetings.

Michael lives in Tampa, Florida and Curveball at the Crossroads is his first novel. He is working on his second novel.

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	Curveball at the Crossroads by Michael Lortz (Goodreads Author), Grego "MojoHand" Anderson (Cover art) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bus Leagues Experience: Minor League Baseball Through The Eyes Of Those Who Live It by Bus Leagues Baseball, Eric Angevine, Chris Fee 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Makes You Work: How the Rich and Powerful Hold Down Everyone by Jordi Scrubbings (Goodreads Author), Michael Lortz (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outlaw Summer, Cyber Dreams: A Hacker’s Journey Through Crime And Redemption by Eddie Miro, Michael Lortz (Goodreads Author) (editor), Sohail Liaqat (editor) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bus Leagues Experience: Volume 2: From the writers of Busleaguesbaseball.com by Eric Angevine, Chris Fee, Michael Lortz (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Bus Leagues Baseball: The Collected Writings of Michael Lortz it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of The Serious Tip .com 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Review of Inside Out 2: A Missing Emotion, Kobe Bryant, Stuart Smalley, and Michael Jordan

Inside Out 2 has been in the theater for close to three months and I finally saw it a few days ago. I was the only person in the theater. I don’t know if that is weird or not, but I don’t mind. I picked the best seat and I had the theater all to myself. That’s what you get when you go to a three-month-old movie at noon on a Friday. Maybe I should treat myself to a solo movie more often.

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Michael Lortz wrote a new blog post Review of Inside Out 2: A Missing Emotion, Kobe Bryant, Stuart Smalley, and Michael Jordan Inside Out 2 has been in the theater for close to three months and I finally saw it a few days ago. I was the only person in the theater. I don’t kno Read more of this blog post »
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Michael Lortz rated a book it was amazing The Howling of the Dead by Stephanie E. Jensen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A short, quick, creepy read. Clearly some personal influences in the characters which added to the realism and the horror. Unique tone of voice as the book is written in the present tense. Also the sex scenes are almost as detailed as the gore. Recom ...more
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Michael Lortz rated a book it was amazing Practical Demonkeeping (Pine Cove, #1) by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is the first Christopher Moore book I have read. A reader of my book compared me to him and I can see the comparison, especially in oddball characters and quick humorist offbeat fiction. This was a quick read and fun. There were some points wher ...more
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Michael Lortz rated a book really liked it Mail Order Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery #1) by Leslie Meier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Cute quick mystery. Goes left until it goes right. Good small town descriptions and scene setting. Not a keeper, but a fun read.
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Michael Lortz rated a book really liked it Jarhead : A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony Swofford	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I vaguely remember seeing the movie. The book seemed written to shock people who weren't in the military or who have never served in a combat zone. It was at times repetitive, but that's military life. I feel it was also overexaggerated and melodrama ...more
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Michael Lortz rated a book it was amazing Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Lortz rated a book it was amazing The Howling of the Dead by Stephanie E. Jensen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A short, quick, creepy read. Clearly some personal influences in the characters which added to the realism and the horror. Unique tone of voice as the book is written in the present tense. Also the sex scenes are almost as detailed as the gore. Recom ...more
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Michael Lortz rated a book it was amazing Other People's Property: A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White America by Jason Tanz	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Good read on an interesting part of hip-hop culture. Some of the personal anecdotes are a bit cringy but Tanz brings a unique perspective. Very good interviews with personalities in White Hip-Hop. I would be interested in an occasional update as this ...more
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