Writing The Land is a poetry project collaboration between poets and protected lands. I received an invite to participate in this project to write poems in support of environmental conservancy. I was paired with the Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve -- a protected range of the Blue Ridge mountains between Aldie and Broad [...]

Great news to share: I have resumed chess teaching and organizing on a weekly basis in the Shenandoah Valley. I am also completing a master's degree in organizational leadership at Shenandoah University. Being part of the SU community has been amazing, and with the much support from faculty and friends, I am glad to [...]