Last year I began to actively seek out new places to publish my writing. As someone who has invested heavily in the development of my own sites, I felt it was important to break out of any traps of my own making. To this end, here are three new pieces of writing (not...
2013—The Year in Place
"Choose my bluest tape and unlock my car An honest tune with a lingering lead has taken me this far" - Houser/Bell Here’s a run down of the places (other than home) where I spent at least one night in 2013: Smithtown, NY Marco Island, FL Seattle, WA* Brownsville, OR*...
The Wheel Is Turning
As my best friend faces his final days on Earth, I am thinking and feeling many things, including how important it is to focus on the right things in life -- good times with family and friends, doing meaningful work, battling injustice and pursuing dreams for a better...
The Court Will Recognize: A Blog Can Be More Influential Than Mainstream Media
I learned about the existence of SCOTUSblog this morning. The site is read widely by those with an interest in Supreme Court cases, and this year won a prestigious Peabody Award for excellence in electronic media. While the industry pub I co-founded lacks the Peabody,...
Know Thyself Writer-Man
Digital disrupts all in its wake. Even our language is not safe. Consider the word "content." It's a word I have adopted to clarify my professional specialty. In April 2006, I was promoted from senior copywriter to content director at BFG Communications in Hilton...