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Faith in a Zombie Culture Piece for Patheos

Faith in a Zombie Culture Piece for Patheos

A lot of people think that authors who get a book published simply sit back and wait for the checks to roll in, but the reality is drastically different. You have to be crazy to chase this lifestyle for years. Plenty of driven writers sacrifice a lot and end up eating...
Harry Houdini Piece in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Harry Houdini Piece in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

By 2009, I hadn’t published much of anything since my days running a publication for CBS Radio/Viacom and stringing for a Southwestern Pennsylvania regional rag called The Monthly Post. Instead, I spent a couple years getting established as an adjunct instructor...
Pop Teaching Piece for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pop Teaching Piece for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In the spring of 2011, I had just finished a long day of teaching one Friday night, when I got a terrific email. Teaching weekends was a grind during those four week periods. After working all week, the students and I had to sit in a classroom for hours until late at...