Pleased to meet you, and thanks so much for the visit.

     I'm a lifelong journalist, a line of work that's seen me enjoy a lengthy string of adventures on someone else's dime. My assignments have seen me spend more than a year on a remote Chesapeake Bay island. Accompany an archaeological expedition into the Laotian jungle, and help dig through the ruins of a crashed B-17 in Papua New Guinea. Canoe the 435-mile James River, kayak a great circle around the Chesapeake, and live at the top of a lighthouse. Tailhook on aircraft carriers. Wade alongside six-foot catfish in the sewers of St. Louis. And, not least, twice hike the Appalachian Trail.

     Even better, I've then had the opportunity to share these exploits in ten books and hundreds of major features for newspapers and magazines.

     I hope you'll find a story among those here that appeals to you--or several stories that do. If you honor me by reading anything I've written, I'd love to hear what you think, good or bad. The "Contact" page lays out all the ways we can connect.

     Promoting books sends me on the road, so I may well be showing up in your neighborhood before long. I hope that if so, you'll come out and say hello. The "What's New" page here will keep you abreast of where I'll be and when I'll be there.

     Here's hoping that the next time we meet, it's in person. 

     In the meantime, thanks again.