A journal is a journey. In this case, my journey through a tumultuous year recorded day by day in words and pictures. The journey begins in the Summer of 2020 as a deadly pandemic kills millions of people around the world and one of the most portentous Presidential election campaigns in American history builds to a climax with unimaginable consequences. The journey ends in the Spring of 2021. Over the year, I become a different person, as all journeys change those who undertake them.
My careers as a broadcaster, entrepreneur, writer, and photographer have taken me from the jungles of Australia’s Cape York Peninsula to the minarets of Riyadh. I’ve climbed the spire of the Empire State Building, floated the Usumacinta River to the Mayan ruins at Piedras Negras in Guatemala, and photographed the tree-climbing lions and mountain gorillas of Uganda. I've also played and written about golf everywhere from Scotland to Cabo San Lucas, Pebble Beach to Casablanca.
Since 1999, I have been a full time freelance writer and photographer and published many books of fiction, non-fiction, and photography. My work has appeared in dozens of national and regional print and online publications. In previous careers I’ve been an entrepreneur and management consultant for corporations large and small across the United States.
I live in a 300-year-old farmhouse in West Harrison, NY, with my wife, Nora, and an ever-changing roster of dogs, cats, and assorted wildlife.
It's not possible for a writer--or his readers--to be too interested in the world around him. Thanks for joining me in mine.
