Now

A sporadicly updated, non-comprehensive list of whatever I'm working on right now.

Last update: 9/27/2021 

  • New version of "Trick or Treat Smell My Feet" is imminent. 
  • Creating new music, slowly but surely. Also working on strategies for releasing new songs into the wild.
  • Revising a middle grade fantasy novel called Inklings of Aethermore which I wrote with my daughter, Evalyn.
  • Querying my STEM adventure novel.
  • Teaching college algebra at OSU.
      

Recent Accomplishments

 

2021

June-July - 6 Summer Reading shows performed in person. Still a light schedule due to the pandemic. Maybe summer 2022 things will be back to normal?

May - Completed the song "Mining the Mind" for a client.

Jan-June - Completed Draft 5 of my STEM adventure novel.



2020

Aug - Short story, "Save the Fighting Marmaloots," published in the Brave New Girls anthology.

June-July - 5 summer reading shows presented online (most of my shows were cancelled due to the pandemic).

May-July - Designed Storyolio.com writing platform online, launched Beta 1.1 version.

Jan-May - Taught two sections of college algebra at OSU.

 

2019

Dec - Completed Draft 2 of my STEM adventure novel.

Aug-Dec - Taught four sections of college algebra at OSU. 

Aug - Delivered daughter Evalyn to her freshman year at the University of Iowa.

June-July - 30 summer reading shows at libraries in OK and KS.

Jan-May - Taught two sections of college algebra at OSU.

 

2018

Aug-Dec - Taught four sections of college algebra at OSU.

June-July - 35 summer reading shows at libraries in OK and KS.

Jan-May - Taught two sections of college algebra at OSU.

 

2017

Aug-Dec - Taught two sections of college algebra at OSU.

June-July - 34 summer reading shows scheduled at libraries in OK and KS.

Jan-May - Taught two sections of college algebra at NOC. Contemplated my place in the universe. Came to no meaningful conclusions.

Jan-May - Completed third draft of parts I and II (out of 3) of our novel, shortening the length by 40%. 

 

2016

Oct-Dec - Completed a beta read of draft two of our novel. Collected much feedback!

Aug-Dec - Taught three sections of college algebra at OSU and three sections at NOC. That's time and a half!

June-July - 33 summer reading shows at libraries in OK, KS, AR, CO

April 9 - Completed first draft of 115,000 word novel with daughter Evalyn, presented a hard copy to her as a birthday present! 

March 24 - Presented to Richmond Elementary PTO on how to use Oklahoma Arts Council Funding to bring more arts experiences to students.

March 14 - Performed "Singalong Slumber Party" for Belle Isle library in OKC.

March 10 - My students helped scientists present their research to the public by performing their original songs on Monarchs and Milkweed at the Stillwater Public Library as part of an OSU Science Cafe event

Feb 20 - Taught two songwriting workshops at GLO in Norman, OK. Evalyn taught two workshops on writing fan fiction.

Feb 2 - Completed recording "Countercurrent Flow" and the "Nernst Equation" song for STEM song maven Greg Crowther.

 

2015

Dec 15 - Completed a theme song for the Aaron's World podcast.

Dec 17 - Evalyn and I won our local NaNoWriMo chapter writing contest.

Dec 04 - Completed three songs about statistics for a project called SMILES for UT at El Paso.

Nov 30 - Completed NaNoWriMo with Evalyn!

Nov 23 - My song "Somebody's Hero" won honorable mention in the USA Songwriting Competition.

Nov 17 - Somebody's Hero at Cushing Elementary - see the slideshow.

Nov 1 - Added a "Now" page to my website. You're looking at it!