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My Biography in 500 Words

At first, I would eat anything I could get my hands on, which included bleach and matches. Sometimes on weekends, my mother would make crepes, sopping with butter and sugar, or what she called French Doughnuts, greasy and covered in powdered sugar, for my brother Scott and I, while regaling us of tales of her time spent in France. My father made pancakes for us weekdays, which were always burnt...

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Ode to Spring

Sciurid Love Marmota monax. Land-beaver, woodchuck, whistle-pig Seeks the glowing embrace of Spring. Doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink, only uses recreational drugs as prescribed Must be willing to relocate, like feeling your claws in the sweet soil, have good posture, be able to carry a tune. Will rise from his sepulcher, every day, damp and cold, only to greet you, to welcome you home to the...

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Litquake

Litquake is a wonderful literary festival that has been going for over ten years!  Check out the site for details about the festival every October.  I guarantee you, though, that the Litcrawl has something for everyone! This was a pretty complex project, although I had managed Litquake’s previous site built in WordPress as well by Likoma.  They have since redesigned the site with...

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The GreenVille Project

The GreenVille Project is an amazing organization dedicated to sustainable development.  They had very specific requirements for the site, and were intimately involved with the design, development, and layout of the site.  I worked with an amazing designer, Querido, who was a joy to work with, and has amazing design...

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Book Builders West

Bookbuildes West was an exciting project I took on because of my association with UC Press.  Bookbuilders is a volunteer tun association connected to the book publishing industry.  They had an outdated HTML site that they wanted to update so that it would be easier to update without significant technical assistance.  WordPress was the perfect platform!  They wanted the site to look exactly...

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