My BookPage Guest Essay: “10 banned books with banned booze”
“To celebrate the indomitable and visionary spirit of both the moonshiners and these authors—each one a trailblazer in her or his own way—I’ve paired 10 of the most famously banned or challenged books from Banned Book Week’s list with 10…
My PA Wilds Guest Essay: “New Moonshine Book Reflects the Can-Do Rebel Spirit of the PA Wilds”
“With the release of Moonshine: A Celebration of America’s Original Rebel Spirit, I have now written 18 books while living in the Pennsylvania Wilds. From this home base of historic small towns, green fields, and vast woodlands, the impact of…
Liquor.com Names “Moonshine” One of the “9 NEW COCKTAIL BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ NOW”
Click HERE to find out why Liquor.com thinks you should be reading my new book MOONSHINE: A Celebration of America’s Original Rebel Spirit right now!
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…
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