Journalism
Fresh out of college, I reported and wrote arts and entertainment articles for two community newspapers in Baltimore. After moving to Alaska, I wrote articles on wildlife and other outdoor subjects for Audubon, Defenders of Wildlife, Margin and Alaska magazines, and produced an environmental organization’s newsletter. Here are some excerpts and photos.
Book
Living in Alaska, I got interested in Allen Hasselborg, an Alaska pioneer, homesteader and bear expert. I spent two years researching a biography of him on several grants, traveling to museums and libraries and interviewing sources in twelve states. I also put a lot of effort into finding historic photographs, maps and other illustrations for the book, most of which had never been published, so they are a uniquely valuable, historically significant, enjoyable part of the 1996 and 1999 offset-print editions.
Praise for Bear Man of Admiralty Island
1: Read first chapter (with illustrations)
Caveat: If you want to buy Bear Man of Admiralty Island, be sure to buy a copy of the 1996 or 1999 offset-print edition published by the University of Alaska Press, NOT the much more recent digital-print, on-demand edition published by the University Press of Colorado, which now owns and manages the “University of Alaska Press” as an imprint (specialized brand). All the photographs in the UPC edition (at least as of August, 2026) are seriously underexposed! Unfortunately, new copies of the two earlier, UAP editions are no longer available online, so you’ll need to buy a used copy; just be sure to call or email the used-book seller to make sure you’ll get one of the earlier editions.
On Amazon, beware of the misleading “Paperback – December 1, 1996” statement after the main book title and their offer of a “new” version that’s “temporarily unavailable”–you’ll still get the University Press of Colorado edition with muddy images. And do not buy online at the UPC website! For some reason, they’re still selling (as of November, 2025) the carelessly produced, on-demand version, despite my several complaints, tarnishing their brand, and, like Amazon, falsely listing its publication year as 1996. Ditto buying it from any other online site or a bricks and mortar store–check to make sure you’re getting an original, 1996 or 1999 University of Alaska Press edition with high-quality illustrations.
Find used (and buy 1996, 1999 editions only!) on Amazon.com
Web copywriting & content marketing
Web copy writing and content marketing (mostly writing for blogs) have been my bread and butter for the past 16 years, at times combined with Web information architecture (designing site structures and navigation). Here’s more about that on another website >