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Let’s Think

Most of my writing looks like this. I spend a lot of time thinking, and whether I'm writing a speech, a short story, or a poem, I have a strong sense of how it will go before I hit the keyboard. I could be in my studio, or here, you see me here, in my library. I'm...

A Life in the Air Force

This weekend, a client of mine retired from the US Air Force. I wrote her speech and trained her to deliver it. You don’t know her name, and she wasn’t involved in any famous initiatives. Not directly. She worked behind the scenes supporting those who support those...

The Psalms: A Christ-Centered Commentary Review

Reviewing a biblical commentary is difficult. The necessary brevity is in direct competition with the theological depth of the book and the book it's commentating. In this case it is The Psalms: A Christ-Centered Commentary (Volume 1, Introduction: Christ and the...

Free Storytelling Event

I'll be reading/performing two stories at the Suwanee Arts Fest (Georgia) this weekend. Free. I'd love if you stopped by and introduce yourself. Suwanee Town Center at the Author's Booth. I'll have books to sell (I'm happy to sign). Both stories are adult and...

New Critique Groups Starting

I've got a new thing beginning that the writers among you might be interested in. It's a writing critique group. Essentially, it's a small group of writers offering guided critiques of each other's writing. You will learn from each other, and along the way, be...

Rock Out To Creativity

As AC/DC sings, "For those about to rock, we salute you." I say, rock out and be free. Creativity is about controlled freedom. And it's about controlling freedom. Organizing it. Curating it. And it's about being free from control. All of that at once. As paradoxical...

In the News: Shepard Alumni Wants You

As the director of the Alan B. Shepard High School Alumni Association, I'm published in Patch. Shepard Alumni Wants You We are looking for alumni. Not just any alumni, but alumni from Alan B. Shepard High School. We've got events, humor, and a section for those who...

Communication Skills Classes

New ways to improve your executive communication skills. English Conversation Table – English language training groups for executives Soft Skills Primer – Teaching executive-level communication Read my recent tale set in a cemetery: The First Time You Die...

Georgia Man Celebrates Jorō Spider

Georgia Man Celebrates Jorō Spider The Jorō spider's beauty is intoxicating like a great painting. See the recent profile about my work with the Joro spider in Patch. Take a look and please join us celebrating the spider in our Joro spider Facebook group. Read...

Quoted Associated Press: Asian spider takes hold in Georgia, sends humans scurrying

The Associated Press quoted me in a cool article regarding the Joro Spider. The Joro spider season is coming to a close but the interest increases. Asian spider takes hold in Georgia, sends humans scurrying Take a look and, if you're so inclined, join our Joro spider...

In the News: In Time for Halloween: Invasion of the Jorō Spiders. ‘You Mow the Grass, and You’re Just Covered in Webs.’

The Wall Street Journal quoted me and used a couple of my photos regarding the Joro Spider. The Joro is native to Asia but has moved into northeastern Georgia where I live. In Time for Halloween: Invasion of the Jorō Spiders. ‘You Mow the Grass, and You’re Just...