Covering the 2005 Spoleto Festival -- and setting the record for most events attended in a single day. (Yolanda James photo)

I spent about 20 years reporting and editing news. While not generally valued by the fine arts crowd, that’s great training for storytellers.

These days I write the stories and essays that interest me. It doesn’t pay as well, but the perks are excellent.

Journalism
What I can do, but more importantly, what I’ve done.

Blogging
Blogging as a separate genre feels strangely obsolete now, although the medium we know as blogging is with us for the long haul.

Short stories
Those of you who ask, “Do you have a copy of the story you published back in…” should go here. I’ve got links to vendors and free electronic copies via the Xark Fiction Project.

Sioboeth
The first version of this sci-fi/fantasy hybrid was written in 2003 and almost published in 2005. After ignoring it for several years I re-imagined the story and produced a new version I titled Sioboeth.

My current projects include a set of essays on 21st century opportunities for journalism, a prequel to Sioboeth called Chene, and Double-Down Dixie, a satirical political novel.