Projects I'm Working On

An Ode to Our City’s Lake

I have teamed up with fellow Fultonian and high school classmate Tim Carroll to write the full history of Lake Neatahwanta. Our lake has seen some troubled times in recent decades, but it has also had an amazing long run of being a place of rest and recreation for hundreds of years. Tim and I will be capturing the story of the lake and the recent renewed efforts to restore it as a haven for those who love the water. We expect to release the book in early 2025.

One Song-One Story

Those of you that know me well understand that music is a powerful force in my life. I grew up listening to TOP 40 radio’s pop tunes—in some ways those songs were like a lifeline for me. That deep connection transitioned to a love of other types of music, from classical to rhythm & blues, and then to playing piano, where I enjoy recreating the music that has meant so much.

For my next book, I have decided to combine my love of hearing people’s stories and music in a project that I’m tentatively titling One Song-One Story. The concept is simple: tell me about a song that has impacted your life and then tell me the story of how it did. I’m currently collecting people’s memories. If you’d like to contribute, click on the One Song-One Story link at the top of this page and you’ll be able to type in your song title and story. I will then take the submissions I receive to tell a bigger story of music’s impact on our world.