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Tom Waters

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in Buffalo, NY, The United States

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Humor, Nonfiction, Poetry

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Author and essayist Tom Waters has been writing since the age of 13 when an English teacher encouraged him to continue journal entries and poems. After editing and contributing to his high school paper, Waters went on to write for The Buffalo State Record. After leaving college, he freelanced for The Buffalo News, ArtVoice, Night Life Magazine, Acid Logic, Film Fax, Alt, Buffalo Beat, Boy's Night Out, World Wide Freelancer, The Circle and Dream Forge. From 2000-2010 he wrote eleven books and co-edited a non-profit anthology (Voices From The Herd: An Anthology For Buffalo, NY) with authors Alycia Ripley and Cindy Mantai. To date, he has published eight books ranging from humorous rants and essays (Born Pissed, Zany Hijinx, First Person Last
Author and essayist Tom Waters has been writing since the age of 13 when an English teacher encouraged him to continue journal entries and poems. After editing and contributing to his high school paper, Waters went on to write for The Buffalo State Record. After leaving college, he freelanced for The Buffalo News, ArtVoice, Night Life Magazine, Acid Logic, Film Fax, Alt, Buffalo Beat, Boy's Night Out, World Wide Freelancer, The Circle and Dream Forge. From 2000-2010 he wrote eleven books and co-edited a non-profit anthology (Voices From The Herd: An Anthology For Buffalo, NY) with authors Alycia Ripley and Cindy Mantai. To date, he has published eight books ranging from humorous rants and essays (Born Pissed, Zany Hijinx, First Person Last Straw, If They Can't Take A Joke, Slapstick & Superego and Mockery), conventional and modern poetry (Breathing Room Volume I: Free Verse, Breathing Room Volume II: Rhymes & Relics and Poke The Scorpion With A Sharp Stick), Hunter S. Thompson-esque bar reviews (Clean Up After Me, I'm Irish: A Cheap Degenerate's Guide To Buffalo Bars) and autobiography (the limited edition volume Icarus On The Mend: Memoirs Of A Manic Depressive). From 2002-2005, Waters was a frequent celebrity interviewer for ArtVoice, conducting and transcribing over three dozen interviews with Bret Easton Ellis, Carrie Spadter, Diane Meholick and many others). From 2000-2010, Waters wrote exotic club reviews, bar reviews, interviews and a weekly column (Big Words I Know By Heart) for Night Life Magazine. Since 2007, he's been a frequent bar reviewer for The Buffalo News' 'Club Watch' section, favoring corner taverns, pubs and bars over flashy downtown 'it' spots. From 2008-2012, he agreed to host a one hour comedy show ('The Big Words I Know By Heart Radio Hour'), which rapidly gained a cult fan base on iTunes as well as the web. In 2014, Waters launched a YouTube comedy show, 'Big Words I Know By Heart' along with 'Big Words Video Bonus' episodes. The author lives in the town of Clarence (a suburb outside of Buffalo), New York with his son Benjamin. ...more

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	If They Can't Take A Joke: Confrontational Humor For The Casual Bibliophile 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	First Person, Last Straw: essays and other humorous emissions 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	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
	Zany Hijinx 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	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
	Slapstick & Superego: Essays, Rants & Scathing Social Commentary 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	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
	Mockery it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Breathing Room Volume I: Free Verse (selected poems 2006-2009) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Breathing Room Volume 2: Rhymes & Relics 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	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 Sleep Cure Method: The incredible new cure for chronic sleep problems,sleep better,how to get better sleep,how to sleep better,better sleep,how to get to sleep,how to sleep 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	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
	Clean Up After Me, I'm Irish: A Cheap Degenerate's Guide To Buffalo Bars it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	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
	Travesty it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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