Writer Biography

Journalist, essayist, and critic; professional Web content provider since 1997. Adjunct professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, teaching Advanced Nonfiction Seminar, The Art of the Essay, The Art of the Personal Essay, Poetry, and Introduction to Creative Writing. M.A. in English Literature, M.F.A. in Poetry; Certificate in Business. Advocate of Internet and E-publishing, and of giving writers control of their own destiny. Good at "translating" computerese into plain English.