Position:
Professor, Department of Communications and Journalism at Webster University, Author, THE MIGHT HAVE BEEN (Ballantine, 2012) at Writer
Work:
Webster University
since 1985
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Professor, Department of Communications and Journalism
Writer
since 1980
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Author, THE MIGHT HAVE BEEN (Ballantine, 2012)
Freelance Writing
1980 - 2012
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Freelance Writer
Riverfront Times
Mar 1986 - Jan 1989
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Staff Writer
St. Louis Magazine
Aug 1984 - Feb 1986
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Associate Editor
Missouri Botanical Garden
Oct 1980 - Apr 1984
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Manager of Publications
harvard interiors
1977 - 1980
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customer service manager
Education:
Warren Wilson College 1989 - 1991
MFA, Creative Writing: Fiction
Northwestern University 1972 - 1975
B.S., Communication
Marquette University 1971 - 1972
n/a, Theatre
Barnesville High School 1970 - 1971
St Xavier High School 1967 - 1970
Skills:
Journalism, Customer Service, Books, Publications, Magazines, Newspapers, Publishing, Public Relations, Creative Writing, Editing, Press Releases, Blogging, Final Cut Pro, Screenwriting, Teaching
Honor & Awards:
Kemper Award for Excellence in Teaching; twice my work has been cited among the "distinguished stories" in BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, 2012 Walter Dakin Fellow Sewanee Writers Conference, Finalist for the 2013 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of 2012, THE MIGHT HAVE BEEN was a selection as one of the best books of the year by the SAINT LOUIS POST DISPATCH.