>Writing

Yep, I’m a writer. Technically, I’m more of a “typer,” because I don’t use a pen or pencil that much. It would be odd though, to say that I’m a professional typist, because my typing skills are horrendous. Let’s say, I’m a wordsmith. Although, that doesn’t really cut it either. To me, a “wordsmith” would be forging new words. I don’t do that. I go to great lengths to use words that are already in existence and that are generally accepted.

I guess you could say that I’m more like mRNA, combining common amino acids into complex proteins, thousands of amino residues long…

Again, that might not be technically accurate, and even if it was, it would be pretty damn nerdy.

Let’s just say that I synthesize knowledge, research and experience into sentences and paragraphs, in attempts to inform and entertain readers.

Jeez, that’s pretty nerdy too.

I’ll sum it up by saying that my undergraduate degree is in journalism, and I was “published” years before I ever took my first class.

Past and current clients include:

• I was an associate editor at the now defunct Mountain Biking magazine (it wasn't my fault, honest).
• I was the cycling columnist for MetroSports Boston magazine which is now NewEngland Sports magzine. My work was syndicated in the company's national network of magazines and some of it now reside on Active.com.
• Dirt Rag
• BIKE
• Men’s Fitness
• eHow.com
• Hooked on the Outdoors
• Gravity (no longer in print)
• RIDE bmx
• Benning’s Health & Fitness Journal
• Tufts Health Plan’s WELL! Magazine (plus three years worth of corporate communications)
• And the list goes on.

Many of my current features combine my working knowledge of medicine (as an emergency medicine and internal medicine physician assistant) with my decades long experience as a cyclist and outdoors person.

For writing samples or more information, please feel free to contact me.