Selected Writing
Columns:
Book-signing Junkie, Publishers Weekly
People like me are the reason publishers tour authors
So-Lame? Are we willing to settle for that?, Salem Monthly
Salem’s not the problem — you are
The Gospel According to Paul, Publishers Weekly
An independent bookseller spreads good words
Feature stories:
Salem’s Chicken Dance, Salem Monthly
Proponents and opponents both have their feathers ruffled over Salem’s urban chickens
Predicting the Future, Iowa Alumni Magazine
The pundits can only guess at who will win the presidential race. But the Iowa Electronic Markets can predict who will win.
The Tastemakers, Salem Monthly
Stumptown in Salem: Bettering local coffee tastes one perfect 26-second espresso pull at a time.
Once Upon a Tile, Islam in Iowa
Iowa’s go-to guy for Islamic Art
Contemplating the Landscape, The Iowan magazine
A labyrinth-building movement has taken root in Iowa
The Magic Touch, University of Iowa Alumni Magazine
Move over J.K. Rowling. An Iowa City writer might be the next big thing in children’s fantasy lit.
Book reviews:
Keith Donohue’s Angels of Destruction, Corridorbuzz.com
Paul Harding’s Tinkers, Corridorbuzz.com
Travel stories:
Notes on Camp, The Des Moines Register
We finished graduate school. And then we went back to summer camp.
Books:
Lance Laguna’s DANCE DANCE DANCE!, Running Press Publishers, 1999.
A mini-book written while I was an intern at Running Press Publishers in summer 1999.
Englisch in 24 Stunden, Compact Verlag, Germany, 2003
An instructional book for German-speaking English language learners.
Teaching Experience and Speaking Engagements:
Adjunct instructor of feature writing in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, beginning fall 2009
Adjunct instructor of feature writing in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa, 2008
Teaching Assistant of the course Media and Consumers, an introductory, writing-intensive introduction to mass media, 2006-2008
University of Iowa visiting professional: “How to Survive as a Storyteller in an Age of Media Upheaval,” 2009
