Writing

Book Chapters

December 12 2021

Apopka, FL

We learn how "one-anothering" can lead to a different model of church on the road (PDF).

December 12 2021

Montague, MI

We break down while traveling and a series of road angels teaches us how to worry less (PDF).

Website Development

An excerpt from my book that taught readers how to build a website using the ExpressionEngine CMS (PDF).

News Features & Editorials

Douglas County Herald

Freely Received, Freely Given: Assumption Abbey Monastery Under New Ownership

This story about the change in ownership of a local monastery won First Place, Best Story About Religion in the 2020 Missouri Press Foundation Journalism Awards. The article was picked up by several local media outlets.

Douglas County Herald

Priest Goes Underground

This feature story on a local priest who explores caves in his spare time won an Honorable Mention in the 2020 Missouri Press Foundation Journalism awards.

Douglas County Herald

Apples and Elbows; Ava School Board Incorrectly Comparing Employee and Contractor Pay Rates

This editorial comparing school employee pay to contracted bus driver pay won a Second Place for Editorial Writing in the 2020 Missouri Press Foundation Journalism awards.

Douglas County Herald

Glenda Young Found Guilty of Murder

I covered this murder trial for the Douglas County Herald.

Douglas County Herald

For Sale: Site of Ava’s Greatest Underdog Story

In the 1950's, the residents of tiny Ava, MO out-competed other cites and landed sporting goods giant Rawlings to town.

Travel/Lifestyle Blog

Thought Piece: Debt of Stuff

Every item we acquire will need to be dealt with in the future. This is the debt of stuff (PDF).

McKinney Falls

This piece was written for our RV Lifestyle blog (PDF).

Define Your Adventure

This piece talks about how your tolerance for inconvenience defines your adventure (PDF).

Expert Interview

I interviewed an expert to see if people living in RVs were considered homeless by the government (PDF).

Client Work

B2B Tech Blog: IoT Failures

Written for a technology client's blog, this article lists 10 Internet of Things (IoT) failures (PDF).

B2B Tech Blog: IOT Wearables on the Factory Floor

Ghost-written for a client's B2B tech blog, this article looks at the use of Internet of Things (IoT) wearables on the factory floor (PDF).

Newsletter

Email Newsletter

A sample of a personal weekly email newsletter (PDF).