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I'm an award-winning writer, photographer and web editor from Washington, DC.
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New Fiction in Thirty First Bird Review
Check out my short story, Don’t Mess Up My Block which was recently published in Thirty First Bird Review. The editor of Thirty First Bird Review called my story an “unholy marriage of New Age fluff and international diplomacy.” That’s … Continue reading
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Friday Photo: Save Darfur Protest
I was out last Friday and just happened to run into this protest. Students poured up from the Dupont Circle Metro then marched down Massachusetts Avenue to the Embassy of Sudan. There were around a hundred protesters, some of whom … Continue reading
Taking Time Off to Write
I’ve not been blogging much because I’ve been busy wrapping up my job. It’s been a great three years working on Ocean Explorer but I’m ready to do something new. My last day at NOAA will be October 15. While I … Continue reading
Eurabia is Writers on the Storm Quarterfinalist
I learned recently that my screenplay Eurabia is a Quarterfinalist in the Writers On The Storm Screenplay Competition. Out of more than 1300 scripts submitted, Eurabia finished in the top 10%. This competition was sponsored by Coverage, Ink., one of the premier script … Continue reading
Friday’s Links: The Sexy Edition
Here’s what’s interested me this week: America’s Most Wanted My favorite barista, Rosie of the Silver Spring Caribou, plays the manipulative and sexy Sarah Pender on America’s Most Wanted. Certainly, she’s manipulated me into buying more cappuccinos than I need. … Continue reading
Young. Influential. Sexy.
Young, influential and sexy. That’s my friends Jon Gann and Philippa Hughes, according to the Washington Post. Jon Gann is best known as the founder of the DC Shorts Film Festival. And Philippa is locally famous for promoting the arts through fabulous … Continue reading
Reading Novels is Good for You
Is reading online actually reading? An article in the New York Times recently addressed that very subject, profiling the reading habits of teenagers and their parents. Many educators are concerned that kids would rather read off a glowing screen than dead … Continue reading
StrengthsFinder 2.0
I took the StrengthsFinder 2.0 test. It asks you a series of questions on how you like to work, how you get along with other people and how you’ve organized your life. You have 20 seconds to answer each question … Continue reading