Creative Wordsmith

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 Promotional Writing 

• Dialogue Artist

• Script Reviews & Consulting

• Gag Writer

• Monologist

• Writing Mentor

Commentary

• • Editorials for St. Paul Dispatch/Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Minnesota Daily

  • Commentary Writer/Co-Editor for Highland Villager and Grand Gazette

  • Columnist for Comixscene, Comic Book Marketplace, Comics Media, Menomonee Falls Gazette, Wizard, The Comic Reader, 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, Columbus Tonight, Sweet Potato, City Pages, Metro Forum, Insider, Twin Cities Magazine,  Glenwood Springs Weekly, Metro Life, Skyway News, Twin Cities Courier, Sun Newspapers

  • Film reviews for Mpls./St. Paul Magazine and Columbus Monthly

  • Writing for National Film Journals such as Mediascene, Cinefantastique, Film Heritage, Take One, The Velvet Lighttrap, Animania/Mindrot, Film One, B-Movie Screams, Monster Times

  • Book reviewer

  • Comic Book Art criticism

  • Theatrical reviews