About me

I’ve been writing and editing for nearly 20 years. Most of my career has been in local news media as a journalist and copy editor, producing award-winning stories on the environment, history, politics, and generally the world around us. Lately, I’ve expanded into technical writing, developing proposals for federal contracts in the health care and national security sectors. My freelance work includes writing blog posts for a fentanyl awareness campaign and editing industry research reports.

Farewell, old friend

After 169 years, The Easton Express-Times finally ended its print edition. For the last run, I was back as a freelancer to eulogize my old paper. This was personal. This was where I spent countless nights getting the final headlines to print; where I covered presidents and pandemics, elections and festivals, storms and stories; where I met my wife. The result — over a century and a half of local news in 4,000 words — became the centerpiece of the special section sending off this record of local history as it became history itself.

Blue to red in 30 miles: What 1 Pa. road tells us about America’s electorate

2021 TONER PRIZE WINNER | 2021 OJA FINALIST | SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN 2020 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE | 2021 KEYSTONE MEDIA AWARD WINNER: As co-lead reporter in the Swing County, Swing State project, I helped develop unique 2020 Election coverage, including coordinating and writing this centerpiece feature on the diversity of one of Pennsylvania's most important counties. For a month, I headed up and down one county road — at times even going door to door — asking people of different political persuasions to talk about their motivations. The result is an award-winning story told in a way never before seen on our website.