My Portraits Magazine Cover Story: “X meets Z”
To read my cover story, "X meets Z," please click HERE. (Starts on Page 16.)
PA Center for the Book Names “The Cheesy Vegan” as 2019 Route One Reads Selection
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — For the fifth consecutive year, the Pennsylvania Center for the Book will participate in Route One Reads, a road trip-inspired reading list that explores various genres through the network of state Center for the Book affiliates…
My Exclusive Interview About “Moonshine” with “The Splendid Table”
"Moonshine is a spirit that goes by a long list of nicknames: white lightning, corn liquor, stump water, skullcracker, wildcat, ruckus juice, and that is a short list. Moonshine, which is most often distilled from corn, has a deep connection…
My “Organic View” Podcast Interview & Recipes: “Grilling Tips From The Vegan Party Guy”
Now THIS is name-calling I can raise a toast to: "Grilling Tips From The Vegan PARTY GUY"! To listen to my interview with Organic View host June Stoyer, and for my Tattooed Watermelon Salad, Grilled Tomato Suns, and Grilled Corn…
“The Discerning View” Podcast Looks Back at the Global Impact of “Five Years in Heaven”
I joined June Stoyer on her show The Discerning View to discuss the global impact of my memoir Five Years in Heaven during the past three years, including on readers in China & those suffering from opiod/drug abuse. To listen to the…
My Huffington Post Essay: “Who is Generation Z?”
I recently spent four months in the classroom with the first wave of Generation Z students to reach the shores of the university where I teach. After innocently referring to them at the beginning of the semester as “Millenials,” they…
My Huffington Post Essay: “Life is Art”
Each of us is a creator, an artist. Of ourselves. This I believe: Life is art. Every decision I make, step I take, or word I whisper or shout is paint, ink, clay, or found object. Creatives have always known…
My Huffington Post Essay: “How to Kiss a Cow, And Other Lessons I Learned at Asha Sanctuary”
Cradled in the lush countryside of Newfane, New York, is a small barn. Unassuming and barely visible from Coomer Road, one could easily drive right on by without seeing it and splash into Lake Ontario a few miles straight ahead…
My Huffington Post Essay: “7 Ways To Be An Everyday Leader”
"You are a leader. You just might not know it yet. Too often, we hear “leader” and think of the politician running a country; the CEO piloting a Fortune 500 company; the activist spearheading a social movement; or the celebrity…
My Huffington Post Essay: “3 Ways You Can Be A Compassion Activist”
"No matter who you are or where you are, you can be a compassion activist. You have the power to transform both your community and the world into better places—more loving and kinder places for all. The tools you need…