Writer

There isn't enough room to include the thousands of published articles, essays, blog posts, and other works I've written over the last three decades. Here are a few.

Creative Writing

Media Publications

"The Case of the Missing Princess," satirical noir detective story, The Guilded Pen Anthology
"The Nudge," speculative fiction story, The Guilded Pen Anthology
"An Indefatigable Agenda," historical essay, literary journal Montreal Review
"Committed: A Memoir of the Artist's Road," memoir excerpt, Hunger Mountain
"September 12th," literary essay, First Place Nonfiction Winner for the literary journal fwriction: review
"The Truth About SPAM," literary essay, literary journal clamp
"The Upset Win," literary journal Barely South Review (not online)
"Forest Foursome," literary essay, First Place Winner, Unplug and Reconnect writing contest
"Oxygen," literary essay, literary blog Creative Flux (no longer online)
"The Clear Monkey," literary essay, literary journal Shaking Like a Mountain and selected works compilation Shaking One (not online)

"Media Folks Who Spread Venom Do So At Our Request," San Jose Mercury News
"Ballston Stall," Arlington Magazine
“Are Your Characters Talking Too Much?” Wordplay
“Why do the Arts Matter? STEAM Education,” ArtistStrong
“The Power of ‘I’ in Your Blog,” Tracking Wonder
"But is it well written?" Washington Post
"Avoiding 'Truthiness' When Writing Your Life," The Artist's Road, featured on WordPress Freshly Pressed
"Is Your Community Truly Innovative and Entrepreneurial? Measure Using a Five-Step Checklist," LinkedIn
"Dayton Manufacturers to America: We Need More Trained Workers," U.S. Department of Commerce blog
"5 Lessons on Creativity from Accomplished Creatives," The Loft Literary Center Writer's Block (no longer online)