A free-lance writer with over 400 published magazine and newspaper articles and columns, my stories have appeared in major newspapers and magagines like The Washington Times and The Wall Street Journal's National Business Employeement Weekly.  My work has covered a broad and diverse range of topics - from health, lifestyles, and culture to business, food, and careers.  I have provided indepth research and ghostwriting services to major corporations and associations, including reports to the US Congress.  In addition, I ghostwrite a weekly newspaper and online column, with a circulation of over 70 million, on good food and good health for the American Institute for Cancer Research.  I am also the author of The Minority Career Guide, a career management book published by Peterson's, Princeton, New Jersey.  I am currently finishing a book about the Baby Boomer generation.  I also have served as an adjunct faculty member for several universities, teaching undergraduate courses in advanced research and writing, business, and communications.  writer.michael@yahoo.com  Michael F. Kastre