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Whether writing articles, essays, or books, I aim to uncover and tell compelling stories from history that might otherwise be lost to time. My work emphasizes the places where notable events occurred, and the personalities behind those events.
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Deadhead Miles: Knoxville Scenes from Alan Arkin's Forgotten Road Movie (blog post: Inside of Knoxville)
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Autos, Airplanes and Armistice: Howard E. Coffin's Role in WWI (feature: Sea Island Magazine)
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TVA Celebrates 90 Years of Taming the Tennessee River (feature: Tennessee Home & Farm Magazine)
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All the World's a Stage: Actor Charles Coburn on and off Knoxville's Great White Way (essay: Knoxville Lives IV)
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10 Places to Visit in Historic Vicksburg (listicle: Mississippi Farm Country Magazine)
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The Whole Story (Rutherford County (TN) Visitors Guide)​
I've also written biographical works about two literary figures who spent formative years in my hometown of Knoxville.
​James Agee
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Rufus: James Agee in Tennessee (book: University of Tennessee Press)
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A Well-Known Postman (essay: James Agee in Context)
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Century-Old Car Wreck Inspired Agee's Literary Lament (article: Knoxville News Sentinel)​
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The Cottage that Rufus Watched (article: St. Andrew's-Sewanee Magazine)
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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The Novelist, the Major, and Little Birdie (essay: Knoxville Lives III)
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The Dryad Days: Frances Hodgson Burnett in East Tennessee, Part 1 (essay: Journal of East Tennessee History)
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The Dryad Days: Frances Hodgson Burnett in East Tennessee, Part 2 (essay: Journal of East Tennessee History)​
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's Career Began in Knoxville 150 Years Ago (article: Knoxville News Sentinel)
See books and full portfolio for more of my history writing.
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