These articles and stores are a small sample of my work. The specific works
have been selected to show how articles and stories can be tailored to different
audiences and to the needs of an editor.
Just click on any Title Line in the following
lists to bring up the article or story.
Star Trek Stories, Synopses and Critiques:
Refresh your memory with this scene by scene synopsis and critique of "Yesterday's Enterprise",
the original TV episode that inspired "A Time Before Yesterday" (Star Trek: TNG Episode 63).
The Enterprise C emerges from a subspace rift 22 years in its future to join
forces with the Enterprise D in a bloody war against the Klingons.
Kirk and McCoy are convicted of assassinating the Klingons Chancellor
Gorkon and sentences to life imprisoned on the penal asteroid Rura Penthe. When rescued by Spock and the crew of the Enterprise, they track the real
assents to the planet Khitomer where they must stop the assassination of the
Federation President Ra-ghoratrei.
Starfleet Cadet Kirk, under suspension for an ethics violation,
sneaks aboard the Enterprise on a rescue mission to Vulcan which is under attack by the same Romulans that killed Kirk's father 25 years early.
During the mission the familiar crew of the original series is assembled as
they defeat the enemy and win another victory for the federation. But
the price of victory is high!
An MIT student on a job hunting trip to California witnesses a freighter hijacking,
and works with a dubious Police Detective and a woman from Grid Control to track down the
hijackers. It explores the landscape, technology, and its combined effect on people a
hundred years hence.
Scientists at the Dark Side Moon Base receive a series of signals from an alien ship heading
toward Earth at near light speed. Speculation runs rampant amid political intrigue as Earth waits
for its first contact with an alien culture. The story explores our place in time and the
importance of history to a people.
A young man must run for his life after his grandfather's death in a hunting accident.
Pressed on by a relentless sun on a planet whose spin was slowed to a crawl by a rogue planetoid centuries earlier,
Jon must overcome his fears and question his instincts if he is to rejoin his people.
A Writer's Critique Group can help fledglings soar while keeping the experienced
writer sharp. This article explains the different types of critique groups, and
how to organize and run your own group so it remains active and interesting.
It was the cover article in The Editorial Eye, June 1995. I have given
several universities written permission to reprint this article.
Newsletters are a specialized tool that provides specific information to a select group of people.
When sold the editor asked me to rewrite this article in two parts. They were published by
Writers Connection in August and September, 1995. I have given
several universities written permission to reprint this article.
This exclusive report shows how energy saving fluorescent lights can sabotage
your TV and VCR remote controls. It was written as a mystery for a general audience
and first published as a feature article in Video Magazine, April 1994.
A rewrite for informed consumers was published as "Phantom of the Ether" in
Electronics Now, January 1995.
Research labs around the world are hatching exciting new video technologies such as:
Digital Videodiscs, Blue Laser, Holographic Storage, HDTV, Flat-panel TV, 3D-TV, and Holographic TV.
It was written for informed consumers and was published as the lead feature article
in Video Magazine, June 1995.
New TV technology promises to replace the old familiar CRT with direct-view screens measuring
over 40 inches and wall size projection systems that are brighter and sharper than anything we have
today. But at what cost? Get the lowdown on DMD (Digital Micromirror Device), PDP (Plasma Display
Panel), and LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) technologies. The article was written for informed consumers
with separate sidebars containing more detailed technical information better suited for knowledgeable
professionals. It was the lead feature article in Video Magazine, September 1996.
A Journal of our 10,676 mile, 10 week Motor Home Trip around the US From Sept. 23 Through Nov. 30, 1997
complete with pictures, locations and point-to-point mileage.
A strategy game that can be played by 2 to 9 players varying in age from preteens
to senior citizens. Harts and Bridge fans fine it a great change-of-pace game or a
challenging alternative when 4 players are not available.
Poems:
All of the following poems are on the Poetry.com web site; however, they
keep changing the format and it is difficult to find existing poems so I
have included my poems on a separate page in my library. Click to go
to my Potery page or click on a link to a specific
poem below:
was written in 1995 as part of an article
I was doing on dictionaries. It was publish by The National Library of Poetry
in 1997 and again in America at the Millennium,
"The best poems and poets of the 20th century".
Don't be too impressed, it's a vanity publisher. They publish your work
and then offer to sell you a copy of the book.
was written on Sept. 29, 1997 while my wife Maren and I were on a
trip around the US. Our motor home was parked in a State Park near Guernsey, WY on a clear moonless night
near the Platte river only a stone's throw from the old Oregon Trail. It received
an Editor's Choice Award* and was published by
The International Library of Poetry in the anthology Seasons of Happiness on May 1, 2000.
was written in phases. I composed
"Autumn" while at a friend's funeral in November 1999.
"Spring" followed in February 2000 after returning from four days
of whale watching in Baja California. At that time I decided to create what
I call a "Haiku Annual" of five verses depicting life's journey as the seasons
of a year. It received an Editor's Choice Award* and was publish by The International Library of Poetry
in the anthology Eternal Portraits in the Fall of 2004.
* About 12% of submissions receive by Poetry.Com are honored with an
Editor's Choice Award.
The same poems can be found on the
Poetry.com web
site.
