* Write my own press releases as Highland (IN) Poet Laureate * Wrote press releases for 3+ years as Indiana Writers' Consortium leader * One year of speech and press release writing experience as media liaison for the unofficial Taiwanese consulate * Two years of editorial experience for an advertising trade magazine * Published in the following areas: academic and narrative essay, news articles, fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry * Guest blogger for literary arts blogs * Three years of editorial board experience for literary magazines * Assistant editor of poetry book * M.F.A. in creative writing * M.A. in literature