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7 Literary Reasons to Perform Background Checks

Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Saturday, December 8, 2012, In : Guest Posts

A guest post by Jack Meyer

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Can you imagine how many books could have been spoiled if the characters in them ran background checks? Of course, writers want to keep the reader in suspense and entertained. However, a background check could have saved a lot of grief to the main character of the book. There are many stories that involve an employee who winds up being a serial killer and a background check could have saved the lives of everyone in the establishment. Because the cha...

I Am A Recovering Asshole - A Guest Post by Nameless

Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Friday, April 13, 2012, In : Guest Posts

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I was an asshole. I can admit that now. But I had to come very close to losing everything before I was able to face the truth about myself and my behavior. On the verge of losing my wife and children, I had to take a long hard look in the mirror. I didn't like what I saw.

To get a really accurate picture of myself, I had to wait until I was sober. If I looked at myself when I had been drinking or smoking, I got a distorted image. In a state of mild or even advanced inebria...