Recent Books
- So You Want to Be a Fighter: Profiles in Fortitude, Resilience and Acceptance, by Chris Algieri (May 2022)
SYWTBAF — as it was known in our team’s shorthand — was a joy to work on at every turn. The personal interviews with nearly 20 professional fighters including men, women, boxers, MMA fighters, and trainers show first hand the amazing grit and inspiration these professionals take into the ring for every match. In this book, they share their hard-won lessons for anyone interested in what it really takes to be a champion.
Look for all 10 of the Australian Women’s Weekly series from DK which published in 2021 and continue into 2023. It’s been great fun to edit, test, and adapt these recipes for the US market!
- Australian Women’s Weekly Money-Saving Meals (DK, March 2023)
- DK Children’s Quick and Easy Cookbook, 2E (DK, April 2023)
- Australian Women’s Weekly Vegan Cooking (DK, 2023)
- The Potato Kitchen: From Soil to Table More than 70 Inspiring Recipes (DK, Sept 2022)
- Australian Women’s Weekly Desserts (August 2022)
- Australian Women’s Weekly Middle Eastern: Vibrant, Flavorful, Everyday Recipes (Aug 2022)
- Hydroponics for Beginners: Your Complete Guide to Growing Food without Soil (June 2022)
- Quick & Easy: Simple, Everyday, in 30-Mins or Less (Australian Women’s Weekly) (April 2022)
- Australian Women’s Weekly Healthy Eating (DK, March 2022)
- Australian Women’s Weekly Mediterranean: Fresh Healthy Every-day Recipes (May 2021)
- Australian Women’s Weekly Vegetarian: Flavorful, Nutritious, Everyday Recipes (May 2021)
- Australian Women’s Weekly Baking: Breads, Cakes, Cookies and Treats (Sept 2021)
- Australian Women’s Weekly One Pot: Wholesome, Time-Saving, Everyday Recipes (Sept 2021)
I enjoy working with local historians, business consultants, speakers and others who publish books for passion or because they have real knowledge to pass along:
- 9 Keys to Leadership: Traits Every Leaders Needs to Possess (Michael W. Hill, Fall 2021)
- Life is Predictable: Using the 80/20 Rule to Improve Your Life, Michael W. Hill (Spring 2021)
- Be Thou My Vision, John B. Bridge (Winter 2020)
Wine and Spirits Writing
Check out my latest wine writing about wine, travels, gear, cocktails and more at Wine and Whiskey Globe — part of the Globe family of websites. Thrilled to be working with a good friend and former editor heading up the project! I really enjoyed posting dispatches from our long delayed return to France last fall.
- Postcards from France: Crossing Over (Nov 2021)
- Postcards from France: Drenched in Chablis (Nov 2021)
- Postcards from France: Dispatch from the Burgundy Event of the Year (Nov 2021)
Adam Smith Works
At Adam Smith Works, I have the distinct pleasure to write about the life and times of Adam Smith — specifically, food. Exploring 18th century culture, dining habits, recipes, menus, and Smith’s life work to bring 1750s Edinburgh, France, Paris, and London to life. I’m becoming quite proud of this body of work.
- What Adam Smith Ate: Tea and Breakfast Scones (Feb 2022)
- What Adam Smith Ate: Madame Geneva and the Consequences of Prohibition (Jan 2022)
- What Adam Smith Ate: Where Turnips Turn Up (Jan 2022)
- What Adam Smith Ate: Colonial Beer with Molasses (Oct 2021)
- What Adam Smith Ate: Adam Smith and the Highlanders (Sept 2021)
- What Adam Smith Ate: Adam Smith, Abducted! And Romani Stew (Aug 2021)
- What Adam Smith Ate: Sugar Lumps and Strawberry Fool (July 2021)
- What Adam Smith Ate: David Hume’s Soup a la Reine (June 2021)
- What Adam Smith Ate: Toulouse Cassoulet (May 2021)
- What Adam Smith Ate: The Hop Supper (April 2021)
- What Adam Smith Ate: Scotch Pie (April 2021)
- What Adam Smith Ate: Basque Cabbage Soup (Garbure) March 2021
- What Adam Smith Ate: Lingering in Languedoc Feb 2021
- What Adam Smith Ate: The Restaurant in Paris Jan 2021
- What Adam Smith Ate: Dinner with Ben Franklin Jan 2021
- What Adam Smith Ate: Christmas Punch Dec 2020
- What Adam Smith Ate: Voltaire and the Vegetarian Salad Dec 2020
- What Adam Smith Ate: In Which We Discuss Oats Nov 2020
- What Adam Smith Ate: A Tribute to Strawberries Nov 2020
- What Adam Smith Ate: The Picnic Oct 2020
- What Adam Smith Ate: The Tavern Supper Oct 2020
- What Adam Smith Ate: Scurvy, Tar Water, and Bone Broth Sept 2020
- Speaking of Smith: Adam Smith and Jane Austen June 2020
Commentary
The government shutdown has us all thinking about politics and food — and where they intersect. Read my latest column at Howey Politics Indiana.
Freelance/Feature Writing
As writers, we have a passion for sharing what we know about wine, farm-to-table meat, and artisanal cheeses, culture, and the arts. Even better, I enjoy writing profiles of the people who produce, grow, and create the food we eat every day. I’ve written features for Indianapolis Monthly, Dine magazine, Midwest Living, and NUVO.
Food/Wine:
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- Indy’s Best Wine Lists (NUVO)
- Can We Make Great Wine in Indiana? Bill Oliver Thinks So (Indianapolis Monthly, )
- Alice Waters: Food Evangelist (Indianapolis Monthly)
- Cook’s Bison Ranch: Exploring the Best in Indiana’s Artisanal Foods (Dine Magazine)
- On Meat and Other Tasty Pursuits (Indianapolis Monthly)
- Say Cheese: An Homage to Fromage (Indianapolis Monthly)
- More Contributions to Nuvo
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Arts and Culture
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- The Rubber Meets the Road: Chakaia Booker’s Sculpture and Public Arts Funding (Indianapolis Monthly)
- A Tippling Point? Broad Ripple’s Drinking Problem and How the City Can Recover (Indianapolis Monthly)
- Shelf Help: 13 Great Coffee Table Books (Indianapolis Monthly Home)
- The Boomerang Effect: Brain Drain Exists and It’s the Best Hope for our Future (Indianapolis Monthly)
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Publishing and Authors
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- Redefining Education: 10 Tips to Meet Financial and Format Challenges (Association Forum, August 2012)
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Fiction — Dakota Stone Untitled #1 and #2
Genre: Mystery
Synopsis Dakota Stone Untitled #1
After a career of undercover work in the FBI, someone wants Dakota Stone to retire. When you’re pushing fifty, winning a knife fight isn’t as easy as it used to be. So when Special Agent Stone finds himself set up by someone inside the Bureau, he seeks outside help from former flame Jacquie Daniels. As the bodies pile up along with the international intrigue, Daniels, a former prosecutor turned wealthy widow, is only too happy to help, even when the killers get too close for comfort. From Italy to Indiana, these two realize it’s time to re-examine their lives as one fights betrayal and the other boredom. Readers will enjoy a fresh take on the genre as Dakota and Jacquie find that life and work aren’t worth dying for.
Synopsis Dakota Stone #2 — Screwed (working title)
When Jacquie’s personal attorney turns up dead in a Chicago hotel room, alarm bells start ringing when police find he’s been murdered with a rare, antique corkscrew in his ear. Luckily, Jacquie knows exactly who to ask for help. Infiltrating the world of wine collectors, Dakota Stone is quickly up to his neck in intrigue when Jacquie rescues him — again. As the bodies pile up, they follow a shady criminal underground from France to Istanbul. And who knew escaping from an old cemetery in Croatia could help them discover just what matters more in life — work, love or staying alive.
Resources
- Nanowrimo.org — Huge props to Nanowrimo.org for keeping writers like me moving. I’ve participated in several rounds of November as National Novel Writing Month and also Camp Nanowrimo in April and July. If you thinking writing and these sorts of free group endeavors are important, become a supporter. You’ll make a difference!
- Scrivener — Not every writer loves Scrivner from Literature and Lattes, but if you’re writing a novel and need a place for notes, note cards, storyboards, and trackable characters, plus photos, research, and web links, Srivener is the robust software you need. It’s a little difficult to map in your mind at first, so take advantage of the tutorials you’ll find online. You can draft in the program or draft externally. Either way, you’ll find it invaluable, especially if you’re working on academic works or series writing.
Want to know more about my writing? Contact me and ask!