about.me

more than anything else, I love to travel. I got the bug early in life, when I drove across the united states in my grandparents' RV. in high school, I spent a year in honduras as an exchange student, then "saw the world" from the deck of a u.s. warship. I've walked the streets of pompeii, stood in the shadow of mount kilimanjaro, and gazed upon the great buddha.

business.experience

as a creative producer and internet project manager, I specialize in managing web content and production. my background includes stints as a producer for disney, aol, msn and others.

resume

most recently completed project: complete redesign of paleycenter.org

project portfolio

list of publications

business.writing

my business communications experience ranges from press releases and marketing copy to technical documentation and statements of work. I have also written and edited more than 10 corporate newsletters. selected samples:

press release, for Oceanblue Divers

financial feature, for Emerald Publications

employee spotlight, for Entriq

travel.writing

featured article:
"cemeteries: millions of untold stories"

"...Why do cemeteries fascinate me so? Most people probably find my interest morbid. But that's not it. When I walk past the headstones and gaze at the names and dates, I think about the stories that each one represents...."

more travel writing:
group travel: save a buck and make a friend
wine regions across the u.s.
my airline conspiracy theories

creative.writing

since graduating from usc's school of cinematic arts, the nation's top film school, I've honed my talents in the screenwriting craft. currently, I'm making my first foray into novel writing.

loved and lost
a bereaved scientist searches alternate universes to reunite with his dead wife
[novel; in progress]

ice moon
a near-future sci fi thriller inspired by real-life discoveries that suggest the possibility of life on Jupiter's moon Europa (screenplay)
online pitch first 10 pages

cold fire
written before "armageddon" and "deep impact," this script explores the what-if scenario of a comet colliding with the earth (screenplay) first 10 pages

current.favorites

quote: "the significant problems we face in life cannot be solved at the level of thinking that created those problems." —albert einstein

website: FAIL blog

tv show: house hunters international

wishlist: amazon.com

my.blogs

stricklandia
a new blog on all things travel: news, deals, destinations, dreams and more

travels to distant [strick]lands
showcasing my love of travel, travel writing and travel photography

impressions
those "impressions" in my daily life that make me pause and reflect

the dive evangelist
scuba diving-related blog for new york city-based Oceanblue Divers

the daily strick
a year-long writing project from 2003

my.photography

featured photo:
sunset in curacao, dutch antilles

more photography: italy san felipe copán maine desert offroading washington d.c. baja cozumel shark diving desert wildflowers london new york city joshua tree sunsets roatan catskills minnewaska curacao st. lucia

friend's.blogs

chuckie D speaks
my dad's non-controversial musings

haphazard catharsis
random thoughts from Alex Hare

jen & leo move to london
two ex-pats adjust to their new home