Fall River, Massachusetts
Working on a poem about Fall River, MA. As part of my greater Portuguese education, I’ve been reading up on Portuguese immigration in New England. I was fascinated to learn […]
John Fogerty
Wrote a poem about John Fogerty. I seem to be on the way to a series on music. I put my heart and soul into it. I saw John Fogerty […]
John Dos Passos Reports at Nuremberg
Research for my speech has sharpened my appreciation for my grandfather’s prestigious reporting career. For example, Dos Passos’ observations of the Nuremberg trials in fall 1945. “Except for Hess, who […]
Edward Scissorhands Essay
Still wrangling this essay on Danny Elfman’s classic score to Edward Scissorhands to the finish line. Hard to settle into the music writing groove after being in the sports writing […]
The Lawton Chiles Campaign Method
Rummaging through old files and came across an article in the Lakeland Ledger from 1975 describing a Lawton Chiles campaign kickoff at Bartow Civic Center. Featured at the kick off […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Should Partner with Parkland Teens
The Palm Beach Post published my editorial on how Gov. Scott should stand up for Parkland teens and partner with them to move gun reform forward. He can take a […]
New Writing on Climate Change
The Tampa Bay Times, the top newspaper in Florida and one of the best in the nation, has published my guest column promoting the vital work of the Southeast Florida […]
A Big Sea Adventure
“Sailing takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be.” The sun in your face. The wind at your back. I think if I can commit that feeling […]
New Writing, Soon
My climate change op-ed is nearly ready. It’s gone through 15 drafts. Just a few more edits left hopefully. As a novice in climate reporting, I knew this would be […]
New Poem – People’s Climate March
People’s Climate March: April 2017, Washington, DC We rose early and took to the street, mustering between the Capitol and the White House, free people in solidarity with science; […]
