I have a bachelor's degree in photojournalism from Rowan University, to which I hope to one day start graduate work for my masters in creative writing. In the meantime, I continue working as a journalist as well as several writing projects, including finishing my first novel, entitled Color of Jade, and submitting work to print and online publications. I've also recently begun writing some book reviews for Gothic Revue, and had my first review appearing in Sabledrake in November 2004 edition of its magazine. In addition to my writing, I am a professional and aspiring photographer. Even though that may appear to be an oxymoron, I take pictures for the papers I work for in addition to doing it as a hobby and profession outside of my workplace. I've had photographs displayed in exhibits in Badin, North Carolina and, in New Jersey: Marlton, Galloway Twp., Ocean City and Atlantic City. I've also sold six of my photographs, in addition to receiving several awards for them. I have also served as a judge for the Atlantic County Bar Association's annual photo contest for high school since 2002 and Pleasantville Fire Department's Fire Prevention Poster Contest since 2000

Honorable Mention in the Badin, N.C. Art Show Fall 2003 for my photograph, Who Me?
Third Place in the Galloway Art Center's Juried Art Show for Beach Baby and Path Not Taken.
Juror's Award for poem Quilted Freedom by the Camden County Heritage and Cultural Affairs at the Hopkin House's annual Impressions competition
Honorable mentions for pictures of my dogs, Buttons and Bows, in a Hammonton Lions Club Pet Contest to which I received $20 in gift cards from PetsMart

Poems published: Ireland, Cyberwit.net's Taj Mahal Review June 2003 Summer Nights, Cyberwit.net's Symphonies Fall 2003 Richard, Cyberwit.net's Symphonies, Fall 2003 Emiko, Cyberwit.net's Taj Mahal Review Dec. 2003 Israel's First, Cyberwit.net's Taj Mahal Review Dec. 2003 Long-A-Coming, Cyberwit's New Pegasus 2004 The Creek (Cooper's Pond), Cyberwit's New Pegasus 2004 Dandelion, Victoria Writers Society's Write On Sweet Iris, Byline Magazine Several haikus in Canadian Zen Haiku Canadien, Writer Post Journal, Full Moon, USA Today, Autumn Leaves, Ancient Heart and Ginyo (Japan) Vision of Heaven and Photo of a Dead Man on webzine Dark Walls (Aug. 2004) Disiullusioned in the webzine Gothic Review Lost In Translation and Understanding My Muse in PW Review Short stories The Ad Campaign, Cyperwit.net's Fantasies, Oct. 2003, and Open Wide Magazine (online publication, July 15, 2004) Lost to Morrow Mountain, Cyberwit.net publication April 2003 and Sacred Twilight (November 2004) The Hunt, Saying Goodbye and Weekend at Pocono Manor on the webzine Dark Walls (Aug. 2004) Weekend at Pocono Mountain, formerly Weekend at Pocono Manor, in anthology No Longer Dreams Book Reviews: on Angelica Harris' book The Quest for Excalibur, appearing in Sabledreake (November 2004) issue and in the September 2004 edition of the online publication Gothic Revue; on Tom Piccirilli's Choir of Ill Children for Gothic Review (October 2004) Photographs Purple Pickerel and Hidden Flower in Ancient Heart Magazine, an online publication