About This Site

Posts on this site typically relate to my current interests:

• Writing – fiction, script, comics, technique, legal and technological concerns, publishing, etc.
• Genre – genre studies, “dark fantasy,” and its purer cousins  (fantasy and horror) in a variety of media.
• Education – literacy, technology, reform, cognitive studies, the affective domain, etc.
• Folklore – a general term that I use to cover religion, philosophy, urban legends, and the like

Other random topics, including site updates, politics, photography, etc., are posted in the Asides category. I post as regularly as I can, but given other interests and obligations, this tends to be only once every week or two.

About Me

Resume/CV (PDF) | LinkedIn Profile | Zotero Profile

I taught English and creative writing at Woodbridge Senior High School’s Center for the Fine and Performing Arts (1998-2007), served as Technology Liaison for the Northern Virginia Writing Project (NVWP) (2001-2008), interned for the Chinlé Unified School District No. 24 bi-cultural curriculum development program (summers of 1995-1996), and have taught college-level courses in composition through Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University. I continue to work as a Teacher/Consult for NVWP, and I’m currently employed as a trainer, curriculum developer, and online content manager for the Child and Family Services Reviews through JBS International, Inc.

I hold BAs in comparative religious studies and English from the University of Mary Washington and an MA in the Teaching of Writing and Literature from George Mason University. I’m also certified to teach secondary English education and hold a license in secondary English language arts /adolescence and young adulthood from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

I write fiction and scripts for comics and films, none of which have been published yet (sigh) … but I keep trying. My other interests include photography, hiking, and scuba diving.

Other Sites and Services

You can also find me on these services:

• Posterous – personal updates and random notes
• Twitter – mostly to follow others
• Facebook – to keep in touch with friends
• Flickr – my photographs
• YouTube – my video clips
• GoodReads – what I’m reading
• LibraryThing – to track my actual library
• LinkedIn – my professional profile
• Zotero – my research bibliography and notes
• Delicious – all my online bookmarks
• Diigo – annotated bookmarks in a social context
• Google Reader Shared Items – interesting things I find online
• BackType – collects my comments on other sites
• FriendFeed – collects all this stuff in one place

Your comments on this site are welcomed and appreciated. You can also contact me directly through the “Contact” page.