Writings & Media

Media:

Grassroots the minor hockey show podcast – (2019-Present)

Grassroots: the minor hockey show – co-hosted with Gregg Kennedy on TSN 1200 Ottawa (2014-18)

Fiction:

Novel  The Burden of Guilt –  co-authored with E.W. Zrudlo – available on Amazon, Kindle, & Kobo Short stories Winner of Arthur Ellis Award – Crime Writers of Canada – Best Short Story: “Dead Run” Reprinted in Arthur Ellis Awards anthology (Quarry Press) and Les Prix Arthur Ellis-1 (Alire) From The Grist Mill – Winner of The Joker is Wild humour award Plays  Dead Run A Tale from The Teuth Ferry Christian Slater’s father The Cellar Guinea pig on a wheel (with DECA Playwrights) Just Desserts (with DECA Playwrights) Love me…now! (with DECA Playwrights)

Non-fiction:

Brooklin Town Crier – Editor Ottawa Citizen – columns and essays (pdf samples below) Obscure party of Canada Bottle of Cow For whom the car tolls The future of sensible parenting Bounder Magazine – health/humour columnist (pdf sample below) Out damned spot Ottawa Citizen column about teaching (July/14) Ottawa Citizen interview (Jan. 31/14) Ottawa Life Magazine – humour columnist Montreal Gazette – sportswriter  The Hockey News and Hockey World magazine – writer Canadian Marathon Stories – contributing writer

Teaching background

  • Over 35 years in public and private schools in Montreal and Ottawa
  • Dept. head in athletics and English + V.P. Designate