Past and Future Programs

- “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 - Book signing, Ohioana Book Festival, Columbus, Ohio. - “Personal Essay and Memoir,” seminar, Antioch Writers’Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio. - “Talking Retro: Confessions of a Word Book Writer,” Northeast Ohio Regional Library System, Twinsburg, Ohio. - “The Courage to Write,” Montgomery County Library, Dayton, Ohio. - “Euphemania” Banned Book Week, Eugene Public Library, Eugene, Oregon. - “The Courage to Write,” Antioch University Midwest, Yellow Springs, Ohio, February 4, 2012. - ‘Euphemia,” Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio, March 2, 2012. - “Telling Your Story,” Wilmington Public Library, Wilmington, Ohio, March 19, 2012. - Antioch University Midwest, Commencement Speaker, Dayton, Ohio, July 15, 2012.