Stories:
Nobody Walks Alone
After a bullet put former hoops all-star Mike Williams in a wheelchair, an old ally helped him rise again. Bonus story in ESPN The Magazine's infamous 2011 "Body Issue."
James Stewart: Back on Track
A profile of motocross legend James Stewart for The Red Bulletin magazine.
Exploring Christianity, Truth Faith, and Tebowmania
An opinion piece for The Good Men Project in which I take on Tebowmania and explore the possibility that the Broncos enigmatic QB is actually winning without all that much help from God.
The First Legend
Long before it was common for basketball players to be known worldwide or Michael Jordan had made his mark in Wilmington, NC, Meadowlark Lemon used his platform as the Harlem Globetrotters' "Clown Prince of Basketball" to reach fans of all ages and races. Published in SLAM magazine.
Beginnings
An excerpt from The Edge of Legend.
Saving the Ba
ttleship
An epic feature story about the Battleship North Carolina, which in the 1950s was saved from the scrap heap by an incredible statewide effort. (Published in Our State magazine.)
What God Wants You To Know
A true story about a guy who experienced something amazing. (Published by RELEVANT.)
First Spartan Race a True Test of Will
A feature story about the startup adventure racing series called The Spartan Race. Wrote it for ESPN Page 2.
Finding Heaven in Haiti
A recount of the time spent in Haiti by a couple of physicians' assistants.
Starting Surfing
One of my weekly Outdoors columns in the Wilmington Star-News. It's about, well, surfing....and how bad I am at it. (I also wrote a blog here about it.)
Feeling more than a burn
One of the all-too-many columns I ended up writing for the Star-News about my triathlon experiment. This column came three weeks in. Five months later, I'd run two sprint triathlons. (Now, I'm retired.)
Living on The Edge
A feature story about three guys who lived through an extraordinary journey en route to launching a radio station. (For the Wilmington Star-News.)
Discovering historic downtown Wilmington with Bob Jenkins
A profile of a tour guide for North Brunswick Magazine. (I even took some of the pictures.)
Santa of the Streets
A column about a radical homeless guy known as Santa. (Published by RELEVANT.)
Dangers of Heels
A feature about the dangers of wearing high heels. Not an experiential piece, but one that assuredly demonstrates my range as a journalist. I mean, heels? I'm the Outdoors writer for the Star-News. And yet, yes, I wrote about heels. (For Focus on the Coast, a great magazine for women.)