Welcome to the world of the pen.

As a freelance writer, I create articles about a variety of subjects for print publications (yes, there still are print publications) and for Web sites. 

I also blog about books and travel at A Traveler's Library, listed in the Top 100 Travel Blogs and named as one of the top five travel blogs in the Bloggies 2010.

On this web site you can find a stack of magazines I have written for—articles on a variety of subjects including road trips, luxury tours, accommodations, and profiles of both people and critters. My camera took all the pictures on this site, and some have appeared with my articles. Please contact me if you would like to reprint an article or picture.

Editors looking for clips may want to go directly to What (general writing) and Where ( travel writing). Those two pages hold some of my prize-winning articles.

Think of this web site as an Atlas of the Pen. Where I Have Been influences Who I Am and What I Write. If you have a bit of free time, check out When, which shares some things that amuse me.

“The words flow easily, the stories are interesting, and a reader feels like he or she is part of the story.” 

“I admire writing like this. It is like watching a craftsman at work.”

Judges' comments, 2008
National award-winning travel articles