Thwarted Ambition
The briefest history of me voluntarily or being forced to change career directions.
Gay and Out In Very Red West Virginia
A positive piece about how West Virginia is not as hateful to LGBTQ people as states farther to the south.
Poet Friends
The story of me and Lynn Kernan. One a would be poet, the other an actual poet.
The Road Taken: Figuring out when, where, and why to turn
Decision points in life can come at you unexpectedly or you can plan for them. This piece relates some decisions of both kinds I made in my life.
That Awkward Feeling
Political polarization weighs heavily on people who don't feel comfortable at either pole. How do you find a comfortable position on the spectrum?
Ambition
Why does a person at 78 decide to take on what is essentially a new job that they have no formal preparation for? There's got to be a reason, yes?