Category: Journalism

• My Rhode Island Geek Brothers and Sisters, You Have Failed PR 101

  First off, I’d like to go on record as saying that I was a big ol’ geek long before I was a journalist, and I have the well-worn science fiction…

• It’s Monday! Shout Geronimo and Leap Into the Void

  One benefit to having an “office” career that largely consisted of doing cool and unexpected things or meeting interesting people at any given moment – then writing about them –…

• After a Week Under the Weather, an Unrelated Complaint

  Freelancing is a constant hustle for the new gig to both pad the revenue stream and have something to fill in the blanks should an existing client decide to bail…

• Happy New Year: They’re Not Resolutions, They’re Just Things I Try to Do

  My wife asked me a few days ago if I had any New Year resolutions. My answer, as it has been just about every year of my life, was no.…

• An East Coast Gringo Embraces Day of the Dead (Line)

  When I moved to Yuma, Ariz., in 1996, I was the freshest of fresh-meat gringos you’d ever want to meet. Prior to crossing the Mississippi River on my way there,…

• It’s My Birthday, So You Get the Presents (Spoiler – It’s FREE EBOOKS!)

  Hi, yes … that fateful day has arrived. Today I turn 45. Given the new realities of the lifespan of healthy humans (and the fact that genetics are working in…

• Hulk SMASH deadline!

  I was in full-on magazine writer mode today. Cranked out 1,300 quality words for a freelance story with the able assistance of my neighborhood Cosi, their free wi-fi, and the…

• Jak Smyrl and the Joy of the Picasso Napkin

  There’s an old story about a woman who approached Pablo Picasso in a cafe and asked him to draw her something on a napkin. However, before he would give it…

• Updating My Style

  I did something last week that had been unthinkable for the first 13 years of my working life – ordered my own copy of the Associated Press Stylebook. Unthinkable because…