I fall head over heels for passion every time.

Talent piques my interest, but if you want to hook me, you have to be passionate about whatever it is that you do.

That’s the common theme in the hundreds of stories that I’ve written for local and national media. People who wake up well before the sun rises and do not rest until long after the day is done fascinate me, simple as that.

My portfolio includes extensive coverage of the performing arts in Charleston, South Carolina, as well as travel writing and biographical pieces galore. Whether the subject is a photographer wandering through faraway lands, a choreographer blending classical ballet with elements of stage drama and rock music, or a scholar sorting through medieval saint’s relics and sagas in Iceland, my goal is the same: dig deep down into the passion and tell the story I find there.

I’ve been a travel correspondent for 10Best, Go: The Magazine of AirTran, and Northstar Travel Media; written features, reviews, and profiles for Charleston City Paper, Charleston Magazine, Charleston Style & Design, Charlie Mag, Coastal Homes Southern Style, College of Charleston Magazine, Sandlapper: The Magazine of South Carolina, Spartanburg Magazine, and served as contributor / contributing editor for Consumers Digest, The Meeting Professional, Pool & Billiard Magazine, and PopMatters. I’ve also published numerous essays, short fiction, and poems in literary journals such as Eureka Literary Magazine and All Hallows: Journal of the Ghost Story Society.