I got my first newspaper job working for the Grunion Gazette in Long Beach, California. Early on it was newspaper deliveries, display advertising, and learning the layout process. It was interesting, it was fun, but I wanted to write.

Eventually I got my chance, writing articles for an expatriate English-language community newspaper based in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, The Mazatlan Messenger Community Newspaper. Over the years I have contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines including, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Bristol Herald Courier, the Mooresville Tribune, the Statesville Record & Landmark, The Tennessean, The Guadalajara Reporter, the Lake Norman Citizen, the Sentinel-Progress, The Mazatlan Post, The Mexico Daily Post, the Oaxaca Times, G&E Magazine, UK History Magazine, Cortland Gazette, and several others.

I have also published a minimum of 99 maxims that have been widely used by people and companies from at least 70 countries.

Little fun fact: I was included in Randy Howe’s book, 1001 Smartest Things Teachers Ever Said, pg. 92. I have never been a teacher but I appreciate my maxim being included.

I also wrote the trivia questions for the big screen during New York Knicks home games at Madison Square Garden circa 2000-2001.

I am a graduate of NYU & ETSU (East Tennessee State University). I also did one semester of graduate school at St. Bonaventure University in the Digital Journalism program.