Publications

WOO HOO!!!! I've been published!

Okay, so this bit of my web site will toot my horn. I apologize to anyone who might feel put off by it. But hey, I was working towards a goal and I achieved it, so I'm celebrating.

Nonfiction

5 Ways to Write Your Way into Technical Writing	Highlights some ways you can break into technical writing. This has been published on both Writer's Manual and School for Champions.
Managing Edits for an Online Help Monster	Describes the editing process used at a company I work for. This has been published on TECHWR-L
"Notes from the Cubicle"	Biweekly technical writing column on Write Thinking e-zine (ended in November 2004).
Piecing Together Your Audience	Tips on doing audience analysis. This has been published in the July 2003 issue of Intercom.
What's in a name: Guidelines for Naming Files	Provides tips for managing file names. This has been published on TECHWR-L.
An XML Primer for Technical Communicators	A two-part, whirlwind tour of XML and related technologies. Part one and part two have both been published on TECHWR-L.

Fiction

A Very Clean Fellow	A special anthropologist solves a mystery. This was published in the June, 2003 issue of Planet Magazine e-zine.
A Threadbare Tailor	Thomas Grayweed (from A Very Clean Fellow) returns in this tale about a tailor. This was published on September 26, 2004 in Planet Magazine e-zine.
Banishments	A tribe faces a drought and some tough choices in this satire. This was published in August 2004 in issue 109 of Bewildering Stories.
Breaking Up, Breaking Down	Witness an attempt to save a relationship from ending. This was published in May 2005, in issue 147 of Bewildering Stories. It was also an editor's choice in the July 2005 anthology issue.
Developer No	A day in the life of a tech writer. This was published in August 2004, in issue 111 of Bewildering Stories.
Genetic Popularity	A high school nerd is given the chance at popularity. This was published in June, 2003 in Dream Forge Web-zine.
Into the Burbs	Three college friends find that a simple quest for some coffee and drinks is more difficult than they would have thought. This was published in November 2004, in issue 124 of Bewildering Stories. It was also an editor's choice in the December 2004 anthology issue.
Mother's Milk	A new mom struggles with a unique therapy for her child. This was published in the September, 2003 issue of Planet Magazine e-zine.
Quietus	A short tale of warning. This was published in September 2004, in issue 115 of Bewildering Stories.
The Runner	A young man must deliver an important message to save his tribe. This was published in the Spring 2005 issue of Gryphonwood.
Yama	A high-school kid takes a break from his studies. This was published in March, 2004 in C/Oasis.

Misc

Shougatsu: The Japanese Observance of the New Year in Lawrence, Kansas

Honors thesis written as part of undergraduate honors program at the University of Kansas.