I am a father, a writer, a runner, a hiker, reader, follower of Christ, a longboard skateboarder, stand-up paddleboarder, kayaker, novice birder, sunrise chaser, daily coffee drinker, occasional beer sipper. I live in Oxford on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where I am the director of the Oxford Community Center by day. I am on a walk of faith, a spiritual adventure, following where God leads, trying to share my walk and story.
I’ve been doing some form of creative writing since I was 14, when I scrawled a crappy poem in the margin of a notebook during world history class. I was an English Literature and Philosophy major at Washington College, and have written for art and cultural museums, non-profit organizations, the United States Coast Guard, and for magazines and publications including Tidewater Times, Trail Runner Magazine, What’s Up Eastern Shore, and Eastern Shore Savvy.
- November 2015 – Oxford Boasts a Different Model
- August 2016 – Documenting Maryland’s Biodiversity
- September 2016 – Storytelling, Faith, and The High Mountains of Portugal
- October 2016 – Norman Harrington’s Oxford
- November 2016 – Maritime in Miniature Returns to Oxford
- December 2016 – From Death Star to Dock Trees – The Evolution of Christmas
- January 2017 – In Search of the Snow Bunting
- February 2017 – Winter Running: Escaping the Ordinary
- March 2017 – Oxford’s Yankee Pedler
- April 2017 – Robert Morris ~ Man About Town
- May 2017 – A Fine (Arts) Time to Visit Oxford
- June 2017 – Taking the Shore by Paddleboard
- July 2017 – Summer on the Eastern Shore
- August 2017 – Chincoteague – More Than Just Misty
- September 2017 – Cambridge Packing House – A Future for the Past
- October 2017 – Hurricane Season on the Shore
- November 2017 – Following a Calling: A Sketch of Faith
- December 2017 – Covering Their Chins for Charity
- January 2018 – Alan Thorndike – From Puget Sound to Oxford by way of Ancient Greece
- February 2018 – They Can See Clearly Now ~ Global Vision 2020
- March 2018 – A Day Away in Praise of Rest
- May 2018 – A Life Outside: Wayne Bell
- July 2018 – Oxford’s Fire Department – Continuing to Serve
- August 2018 – What to Do With the Time Given Us
- September 2018 – Recovery and Prevention: Two Views of Substance Abuse and Success
- October 2018 – Red Letter Days for Fall Bird Migration
- November 2018 – Bioblitzing Horn Point Laboratory
- December 2018 – Beastie Boy Bouillabaisse
- January 2019 – On Letter Writing: From Presidents to Poets
- February 2019 – Uncluttered: Less Stuff and More Adventure
- March 2019 – An Expanding Comic Book Universe
- April 2019 – Getting Ready: Gardens, Baseball & Boats
- May 2019 – Bringing Back the Bobwhite
- July 2019 – The Pool and Mirror ~ Two Ways of Seeing
- August 2019 – The First Family of Tidewater Time
- September 2019 – A Forum for Lifelong Learning
- October 2019 – Giving Trappe a New Look
- November 2019 – Practicing Gratitude
- December 2019 – Going Back to Chestertown
- January 2020 – Making History on the Shore
- February 2020 – Planting Seeds in Winter
- March 2020 – John Ford: A Portrait of a Man Through the Arts
- May 2020 – Justin Pokrywka: Making a Life
- June 2020 – Living Shoreline ~ Living Watershed
- July 2020 – Four Sisters, a Mother and The American Dream
- August 2020 – Caroline Culinary Arts
- September 2020 – To Catch and Share Stories
- October 2020 – Getting Outside Close to Home
- November 2020 – Harvesting Compassion
- December 2020 – Lyon Rum and Gray Wolf – Superlative Spirits
- January 2021 – Bringing Light into the New Year
- February 2021 – Wager on Teaching
- March 2021 – Staying Home Watching Birds
- April 2021 – The Lion, the Church and the Library: Dustin Carpenter in Cambridge
- May 2021 – Skating Through Mid-Life
- June 2021 – Taking All the Worry Out of Travel – The Salisbury Cruise Club
- July 2021 – An Optical Galleria – Where Health Meets Fashion
- August 2021 – Learning to Hit Curve Balls
- October 2021 – Supporting Excellence in Public Schools
- November 2021 – Listening to Your Life
- December 2021 – A Case for Supporting Your Local Volunteer Fire Department
- January 2022 – Resolve and a Rule for the New Year
- February 2022 – A Family Affair – Firefighting Legacies
- March 2022 – Thursdays with John, Milton, Blake, Wordsworth and Friends
- April 2022 – A Pilgrim Looks at 50
- May 2022 – Bucket Lists Near and Far
- June 2022 – When We Read
- July 2022 – Backyard Oases – Outposts of Peace
- August 2022 – Ed and Helen Thieler: The Oxford Years
- September 2022 – Finding Hope (Alaska)
- October 2022 – From Seaman to Admiral: Doug Fears
- November 2022 – Rev. Susie Leight: Becoming a Beacon
- December 2022 – Darryl Hill: Breaking the Color Barrier
- January 2023 – Darryl Hill: Creating Opportunities in Washington, D.C.