Writer

Christ and Pop Culture Magazine

“Male and Female He Created Them”
–page feature image: Artwork for article by Seth Hahne
“Sailing to Paradise: Sin, Disease, and Natural Disaster“

BreakPoint.com (book reviews)

Breeder, by K. B. Hoyle
A Time to Die, by Nadine Brandes
Genesis of the Dead, by CT
Small Talk, by Amy Julia Becker

Englewood Review of Books

A World Transformed: Exploring the World of Medieval Spirituality, by Lisa Deam

On the Web

“Speculation and Conjecture in Jane Austen’s Emma”
–Literary analysis
“A Better Reason to go to College”
–Words That Changed My World series
“Won’t Watch the Ball Drop”
–Why stay up late on New Year’s Eve?

Book, Non-Fiction

Dare Not Fail: Adventurous Risk in the Age of Entitlement
In progress

Selected Posts

Way of the Hermit — When Pursuits Become Idols
Mountain Rescue: Beowulf Lessons Remembered
Review: Fierce Convictions
Review: Death in the Tetons
The Bully (Short story)

Blue Water Sailing Magazine

“Gear to Make You Grin” 2001

Latitude 38 Magazine

“Sea of Cortez Sailing Week” July 1999

Education

University of California at Santa Cruz

Bachelor of Arts in Literature, June 1992

Pasadena City College

General Education Undergraduate courses, 1986 – 1989
Dean’s Honors: Semester Abroad in Oxford, England, Spring 1988

Other Work

COO: Character Development Laboratory

July 2002 – Present
Developing my children’s character and mine

Blue Water Sailor

Pacific Ocean: June 2000 – January 2001
“Sailing to Paradise: Sin, Disease, and Natural Disaster”
(see  above, Writer: Christ and Pop Culture)

Personal Assistant to Realtor

1998-2000
Created and edited user manuals, promotional fliers, listings

POS Supervisor, West Marine

Portland, OR
1996 – 1998

Sr. POS Supervisor, West Marine

Santa Cruz, CA
1992 – 1996