Writing

I’ve been writing for… well… a long time now. The earliest examples I still have of my writing are from when I was eight. You won’t find those here. I debated posting any of my writing on this site. Some of it is, to a certain extent, somewhat private. Some of it I have shared and published and enjoy having others read. All of it is, though, related to the topic of creativity. And so… here it is. I can’t put it all up at once, so it will go up in chunks. Like it or not, comment on it or not, read it or not… here it is.

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Prose

Fourth Wall — A longish short-story, or short novella. Maybe a screen-play in short-story format. Near-future fiction with a slight cyberpunk flava. Read it online or download the PDF.

The Delicate Pattern — Getting a friend to the church… on time and alive.

Move Your Pawn — A shortish short story.

The Side Ways — A novel I’m working on. Will I finish it? Let’s watch and see!

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Poetry

Winter Triptych ~ Visit in Summer ~ The Glass Bed

Shadowlamp ~ Thinspun ~ Lightshow

Fifth Season ~ Outside-in ~ Pause ~ Dry

Getting In ~ Recess ~ Exchange of Hunger

Wear White ~ Stucco Thicket ~ The Blower-Man Must Die

Not So Much ~ Stretched Different Macabre

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Essay

Jesus is a Liberal — An essay originally published in the now defunct online magazine RouseMag.

The Age of Content — Content as the central engine of vale in this, our current age. Primarily a marketing essay, but the point is one that bears consideration for other disciplines.

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Business Writing

Collected Legal Marketing Posts — Over 50 posts, packed to the periods with powerful, purposeful prose. And no more alliteration. These are the posts collected from more than a year of writing one of the top 3 legal marketing blogs (as measured by Google, Yahoo! and MSN Search results for “legal marketing”)

“Marketing is too hard. Let’s try sales!” Full text For the American Lawyer Media Law Journal Newsletter, “Marketing The Law Firm; Sales in The Law Firm Suplement,” March 2004.

Interview: Carmen Delessio — CTO, Internet Services Division, Harris Publishing For www.LLRX.com, March 2005
Article: Why Aren’t You Blogging? Full text. For the American Lawyer Media Law Journal Newsletter, “Marketing The Law Firm.” March 2004.

Article: The Role of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing in Law Firm Marketing” For www.LLRX.com, February 2005 Article: “The Transformational Role of Marketing.” For www.LLRX.com. January 2005.

Article: “New Year’s Resolution: Kicking the Ad-Diction.” Full text. For the American Lawyer Media Law Journal Newsletter, “Marketing The Law Firm.” December 2004. Article:

”Extranets will Hook your Clients for Life.” For www.LLRX.com. November 2004.

Article: “The Billable Hour: If You’re Gonna Use It: Use It!” Full text. For the American Lawyer Media Law Journal Newsletter, “Marketing The Law Firm.” November 2004.

Article: “When and Why to Hire an Ad Agency.” Full text. For the American Business Institute. November 2004.

Article: ”Webinars for All of Us.” For www.LLRX.com. October 2004.

Article: “Bad Surveys are Worse than No Surveys.” Full text. For the American Lawyer Media Law Journal Newsletter, “Marketing The Law Firm.” October 2004.

Article: “Don’t Advertise the Menu.” For the LMA Newsletter, “Strategies.” September, 2004. Article: “Lawyers Win Business with Blogs.” For www.LLRX.com. September 2004.

Article: “Email and Fax Advertising: A Tangled Web.” Full text. For “The Alert Executive Newsletter.” September 2004.

Article: “Measure Expertly.” Full text. For the American Lawyer Media Law Journal Newsletter, “Marketing The Law Firm.” September 2004.

Article: “A Firm Foundation” Full text. For the American Lawyer Media Law Journal Newsletter, “Marketing The Law Firm.” August 2004.

Article: “CRM at Law Firms: What to Tackle Second.” For www.LLRX.com. August 2004.

Article: “Mystery Shopper.” Full text. For the American Lawyer Media Law Journal Newsletter, “Marketing The Law Firm.” July 2004.

Article: “Microsites Help Law Firms Concentrate Their Marketing.” For www.LLRX.com. July 2004. Interview: “Branding Your Law Firm.” American Business Institute. July 2004.

Article: “Four Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.” For “The Law Marketing Portal.” July 2004. Newsletter: “Your Company’s Learning Organ.” SanePlan issue 1.4, June 2004.

Article: “Why Are Lawyers So Slow to Adopt CRM?” For CRMguru. June 2004.

Article: “The Myth of the Firm.” Full text. For the American Lawyer Media Law Journal Newsletter, “Marketing The Law Firm.” June 2004.

Article: “Get 5X the BANG for your PR.” Full text. For “Professional Marketing North America” Magazine, June 2004. Newsletter: “How to Make Your Marketing Fail Miserably.” SanePlan issue 1.3, May 2004

Article: “Introduction to Legal Marketing” For www.LawFuel.com, May 2004. Newsletter: “Cyberspace 2004… B.C.” SanePlan issue 1.2, April 2004.

Article: “Understanding Budget Numbers to Attain Marketing Mastery.” For “The LawMarketing Portal.” April 2004.

Newsletter: “Welcome to the Age of Content.” SanePlan issue 1.1, March 2004.

Book review: “Letters for Lawyers.” For “The LawMarketing Portal.” November 2003.

Book review: “Rainmaking Made Simple.” For “The LawMarketing Portal.” February 2003.

And a nice poster I designed for my friend, Shara.