  When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I'm a writer. Then the inevitable question follows: "Really? What do you write?" I usually get about three words out of my mouth before they break in with something like, "You know, I'm so glad we ran into each other because people always tell me I should write a book since my life has been so FASCINATING that you just wouldn't BELIEVE it and the stories I could tell you ..." Uh huh. Or they say the most dreaded statement of all: "HEY, I wrote a book a while back but haven't done anything with it, maybe you could read it over and let me know what you think!" Let me assure you that when I hear either of those statements, I know it's time to R U N ! I am a contract author for several major publishers of nonfiction educational books. If you want to take a look at some of the books I've written, check this out. But be warned: there are lots of color photos so if you connect to the Internet through a dial-up connection, the page may not finish loading until sometime in 2025. Oh yes, I almost forgot another book in my history called Grand Rapids: The City That Works, for which I was the profile writer. My work is mostly books but it isn't all books. Here are some other things I've written over the years:  newspaper articles—here are a few (you'll need the acrobat reader; if you don't
have it click
here to download it).career profiles: advertising attorney banking chef computer animator (featuring Dylan Brown from Pixar) CPA electrician environmental conservationist horticulturist metal casting pilot pipefitter physician assistant police officer sports announcer (featuring Brent Ashcroft of WXMI FOX-17) radio personality (featuring my dear sister-friend, Britta)
I've also written too many
of these to count: What? You bothered to read
all the way to the bottom? I am truly impressed!
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