Category: Professional

Contributions as a College Faculty Member at Samford University

This page is a work-in-progress as I document my work as a college professor at Samford University, where I was an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Broadcasting. I resigned the position and left Samford, rather than seek tenure.

Writing, Law and More

You are a writer. You are called to write. You feel called to tell stories and offer messages of hope that will change lives, shine light into dark places, and spark change in the world. I know exactly how you feel. Over the years, I have come to understand that my own calling is in …

What’s Been Going On?

It’s been a long year+ since my last update on this website.  It’s not that I haven’t been busy (or even blogging), but my focus as been elsewhere. I returned to the practice of law, while continuing to work on the Shine Vision as much as time would permit. From April – July of 2016, …

Dissecting a Failed Launch Strategy (2016)

In my last post, I set out to explain my approach to digital content strategy development, which ties everything back to specific business goals and objectives using the POSTT approach: People, Objectives (as in Objectives for the Content Strategy), Strategies, Technologies and Tactics. This post is the companion piece, where I want to further explain …

One of my friends proposed starting a bookclub for badass ladies and I was thrilled. I need intelligent discussion in my life. I think we might have decoder rings or something, so I’ll keep the names private. First selection is Tess Vigeland’s Leap. I thought I’d write this post this afternoon before our first get …

I’ll Take West Virginia, Please

When I stepped to the front of the classroom, Mrs. Bowen already had the big, gray behemoth powered up. I carefully positioned volume W of the World Book Encyclopedia into the image capture area and a state map appeared on the grayish white screen pulled down over a section of drab green chalkboard. I gently …