Making the Technical Article Accessible

One of the more interesting challenges I have is writing for technical magazines, and creating content that breaks down the technical aspects for the readers in an engaging manner. I’ve learned over the years of writing for a variety of...

Obit for a Friend

My first professional writing gig was writing obituaries for the Kansas City Star. I was still in college, and I had started out as clerk in the newsroom and then got promoted. And it was a promotion … see back in them days, obituaries were...

Love of Music, Love of Writing

Since I was nine, I’ve been making music, and today and proud of my gigging jazz/swing/blues band. Since 1991, I’ve been in the music instrument business, where early on I realized that those who work making instruments and promoting...