• Schooled in writing when one put pen to paper and wrote in cursive.
  • Trained for writing in the days of typewriters and carbon paper.
  • Roundtabled scripts in development with heated creative exchanges.
  • Deadline criticism hours after viewing for next day publication.
  • Teaching youth to question with writing.
  • Editing for content and flair.
  • Words...Written or Spoken... Create Pictures of Life!

Creative Wordsmith

Dramatic Opinionated Criticism

Dramatist
  • Jerome Fellowship
  • McKnight Foundation Grant
  • Minnesota State Arts Board Grant (twice)
  • Dayton-Hudson Foundation Production Grant
  • Jacksonville University One-Act Playwright-in-Residence
  • Playwrights Lab member
  • 22 Productions across United States and in Australia
  • Specialized shows created for schools and seniors
  • Expert in grant-writing
  • Media Relations / Theatrical Promotion
  • Gag Writing
  • Dialogue Artist
  • Scriptwriting Consultant
  • Mon0logist
Commentary
  • Editorials for St. Paul Dispatch/Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Minnesota Daily
  • Commentary Writer/Co-Editor for Highland Villager and Grand Gazette
  • Columnist for Comic Book Marketplace, Comics Media, Menomonee Falls Gazette, Wizard and Comics Buyers Guide
  • Sports Opinion
  • Public Policy Papers
  • Political Speech Writing
  • Travel Commentary
  • Marvel Comics Historian
  • Adviser to numerous Collectible Price Guides
  • Classes for Young Writers
Critic
  • Film criticism for St. Paul Dispatch, Entertainer/Twin Cities Reader, Mpls./St. Paul Magazine, Insider, Twin Cities Magazine,  Glenwood Springs Weekly, Metro Life, Skyway News, Twin Cities Courier, Sun Newspapers
  • Film reviews for Columbus Tonight and Columbus Monthly
  • Writing for National Film Journals such as Mediascene, Cinefantastique, Film Heritage, Take One, Animania/Mindrot, Film One, B-Movie Screams, Monster Times
  • Book reviewer
  • Comic Book Art criticism
  • Theatrical reviews