[NOTE: Each title on this page is also a link to that writing sample.]

Why Poetry?
An excerpt from the introduction to my book, The Poetry Reader’s Toolkit, published in 1997 by NTC/Contemporary Books; since acquired by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.

What is a linear accelerator?
I enjoy synthesizing raw (and occasionally technical) information into language that is clear and easily understood. This is an excerpt from a grant proposal for hospital equipment.

Introduction to The Double You
An excerpt from a workbook on job search and life skills for ex-offenders about to leave prison, published by JIST Works in 2000. (I had a coauthor on this project who provided rough source material, but the writing is my own. Please see my Testimonials page for comments from my coauthor, Ronald Mendlin.)

A Real Marriage
A personal essay, published close to Valentine’s Day 2000 in the East Bay Express.

Can the Left Get It Right?
Excerpts from an interview with Michael Shellenberger, published in the February, 2005 issue of The Sun. (Or read the complete Shellenberger interview here.)

Overcoming Distractions
An excerpt from a forthcoming book on time management for managers and business owners. (I had a coauthor on this project who provided rough source material, but the writing is my own. Please see my Testimonials page for comments from my coauthor, Ronald Mendlin.)

Low-Fat Diets and Heart Health
In February, 2006, newspapers around the country ran front-page headlines proclaiming that, according to a new clinical study, low-fat dieting will not lower your health risks. But did you read the fine print? Here’s an article that was published in the Spring, 2006 issue of the San Francisco Heart and Vascular Institute newsletter.

Northern California Grassroots Fund: The First Two Years
I composed the text of this report, "Growing the Grassroots," on behalf of the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment.

Fearless Book Reviews
For several years, I have been contributing short book reviews to Patrick Miller’s Fearless Books website. Here are two of them.

Grant Proposal: RotaCare Clinics
Here is a grant proposal I wrote on behalf of free urgent care medical clinics in San Mateo County.

The Skunks at the Garden Party
This is a short “Cityside” article I composed for the East Bay Express in February, 2005

The Word on Heart Murmurs
An explanation of heart murmurs, published in 2005 in the newsletter of the SF Heart and Vascular Institute.

THE SEED: Behavior Modification for Adolescents in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
As a young teen, I was forced into a behavior modification/thought reform program called "The Seed." Though The Seed, thankfully, is out of business today, its successor programs still proliferate throughout the country. This is my testimony and analysis of the experience. (Thanks to InsidersView.info for publishing my account.)

A Healing Community: Outpatient Mental Health at Seton Medical Center
This short article is a profile of one of Seton Medical Center’s community benefit programs, written in 2003 for the Seton Health Services Foundation newsletter, "The Cornette."

2003 Charity Golf Classic Press Release
I occasionally write press releases and public service announcements. Here is a short press release I composed on behalf of the Seton Health Services Foundation.

Job Aid for Operators of Teradyne’s Optima 7300
In 2000, I authored a series of technical documents for Teradyne Inc.’s Optima 7300 computer-motherboard-scanning system, including materials for system operators and maintenance engineers. Here is a simple job aid from that packet of documents.

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