A native of Marion, Ohio, I was a featured opinion columnist for The Marion Star newspaper from 2008-2010. I also wrote/hosted a local late-night TV talk show called Marion Tonight in 2009 and a radio version in 2010. On top of being a writer and show host, I have been a singer, songwriter, practitioner of martial arts, husband, politician, geocacher, ghost hunter, and an international fugitive at one point or another.