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Ray Sikorski escaped the New York suburbs to the solace of the American West, where he was confronted with his utter inability to hold down a job. Mandolin-maker, potato sorter, post-hole digger, ham salesman – none of these jobs suited him as well as the ones he found in the hotels and restaurants of America’s National Parks. The bold, quirky characters he encountered gave Sikorski inspiration fo
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My influences come not only from books (Edward Abbey, John Steinbeck, Kurt Vonnegut, and Charles Bukowski are my favorites), but from all different kinds of writing. Movies have been a huge influence on my work (Woody Allen movies, classics like The Graduate, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Dr. Strangelove), as well as music lyrics (Paul Simon and Michelle Shocked in particular), and newspaper comics (Peanuts, Doonesbury, Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side). I like all different kinds of expression, including that of unique, fascinating individuals.
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Accomplishments
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Grand Prize, Montana Crossroads Magazine's Short Fiction Award
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Additional Information
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November, 2006 - "Tinker Visits the Woods, or Thoreau, I Like a Girl" completed as NaNoWriMo novel (50,000 words in 30 days).
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The Big Sikorski
The life and times of Ray Sikorski, writer and outdoor adventurer
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