Programs

Recent speeches

• “The Post-Truth Era,” International Leadership Conference, La Jolla, California
• “Time for Community,” Simply Living Conference, Columbus, Ohio
• “Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins,” (keynote) Photo Marketing Association, Miami Beach, Florida
• "The Courage to Write," (keynote) Whidbey Island Writer’s Conference, Washington
• "Courage and Hope for Writers," Annual Writer’s Workshop, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
• "Beyond Writing Anxiety," Center for Teaching Excellence, Herndon, Virginia
  "New Hope for Writers," (plenary address) 25th Annual Writer’s Conference, Washington Independent Writers, Washington, D.C.
• "Writing a Spiritual Autobiography," United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio
• "The Post-Truth Era," Columbus Metropolitan Club, Columbus, Ohio
• "The Courage to Write," (keynote) Writers Retreat Workshop, Erlanger, Kentucky
• "How to Make More, and Better Mistakes," Brandworks University, Madison, Wisconsin
• "How to Fail Successfully," GE Marketing Excellence Conference, West Point, New York
• "Writing the Personal Essay and Memoir," Antioch Writers' Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio
• "How to Fail More Successfully," Cleveland State University
• "Is There Life After High School?" Renewal Counseling Center, Tucson, Arizona
• "The Courage to Write," Society of Southwestern Authors, Tucson, Arizona
• "The Courage to Write," Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio
• "The Craft of Writing," Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio
• The Courage to Write," (keynote) Canadian Authors Association, Edmonton, Alberta
• "Writing," Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio
• "Would Anyone Notice if I Didn't Show Up?" Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
• "Writing Nonfiction," Antioch Writers' Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio
• "Beyond Writing Anxiety: Helping Your Students (and Yourself) Write with Less Inhibition," Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
• Speech and book signing, Centerville Library, Centerville, Ohio, May 6, 2010
• Book signing, Ohioana Book Festival, Columbus, Ohio, May 8, 2010

Upcoming

• "Personal Essay and Memoir," seminar, Antioch Writers' Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio, July 10-17, 2010.
• "Talking Retro: Confessions of a Word Book Writer," Northeast Ohio Regional Library System, Twinsburg, Ohio, September 21, 2010.
• Book signing, Books By the Banks, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2, 2010.
• "The Courage to Write," Montgomery County Library, Dayton, Ohio, October 7, 2010.
• "The Courage to Write," Mid-Winter Writing Conference, National Writing Project, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, February 2011.