The-Dean.com
The write way
Writing is a passion. Long before I decided to become a journalist, I discovered the joy of coating vellum with thoughts and stories. I even started a short-lived online literary magazine after graduating from college.
Most nights I could be found in a Milwaukee watering hole or coffee shop with a pen and a half dozen sheets of paper ripped from old notebooks. On multiple occasions I underestimated my needs, and would end up walking home with a pocket full of napkins covered in writing. On one occasion, the bar patrons were confused by my use of a brown paper bag to finish my thoughts.
Now I tend to prefer coffee shops or the comforts of my living room to dark smoky bars when I strike pen to paper; or finger to keypad. I still enjoy writing longhand for my more creative ventures.
“So this guy writes. Where can we find his work?”
Dane101.com is a Madison local content web site. I currently write and edit for them. A list of my articles for them can be found here. Some favorites:
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Profile of new UW chancellor Biddy Martin
The Capital Times - is Change Good?
Barack Obama's Madison speech coverage
Madison street car debate
MidwesternBoy.com is my personal writing site, dedicated to technology, sports, politics, and media (in theory). While I try to stick to these topics, I occasionally diverge to others.
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The changing face of newspaper
A review of Jane Hammond's "Six Sets"
"April is the cruelest month"
Last thoughts on The Capital Times
Life Lists
Capital Times articles:
“Geekend” is a short story I wrote that I plan to turn into a short film in the near future.