In Search of an Online Platform?

Social media on the internet is rapidly devolving

Escaping from the real world

I write to escape. Instead of looking around and asking “Why?” (which I find myself doing…

The short story from a mosaic workshop

One way I break out of a writing block is to switch to a completely different…

Feature Writing and Speculative Fiction

I’m now splitting my time between feature writing and speculative fiction, so I’m going to be…

That Man Looks Familiar

I’ve never asked anyone to draw a picture of what they saw while reading one of…

Great online panels: Tips and tricks

You don’t often hear someone say “I went to this awful panel and Susie Creamcheese was…

On Organizational Communication to the Previously Disenfranchised

We’re being deluged with announcements from organizations about their new programs to benefit people they have…

Email tips for organizations in times of pandemic

I’m not a health professional, so I can’t tell you much about dealing with COVID-19 but…

Curiosity meets fear in Alternative Truths: Endgame

Everywhere I go, they’re talking about paths to the future. What will our food, and our…

Lyft—where reality meets the road

Lyft required that we accept a $5 cancellation fee. I had, by this time, commandeered the…

Foresight, hindsight, and the mid-term elections

“Bonding over stories is an ancient, primal pastime. Bards and tale-tellers kept the lights on through…

Where will we be After the Orange?

The writers and editors who put together the Alternative Truths and More Alternative Truths anthologies have taken a…

How (and why) to write while furious

How can I write about marketing communications topics when I’m shaking with anger and shame about…

Anthologies: Variations on a Theme

The Metaphorosis Books anthology Reading 5 x 5 was designed to provide insight into the process…