After college, I realized a dream by touring the USA in an old Dodge van with three pals, making heartfelt original noise with a DIY indie punk band, playing rock shows in 37 states and selling enough CDs and t-shirts along the way to keep gas in the tank and a little fast food in our rapidly shrinking bellies as we managed to see much of the country, coast to coast.
After the band, in graduate school, I taught a college-level writing course, led a team of grad-student tutors in the University Writing Center, published my research-based essays in academic books and journals and presented at conferences in TN, SC, LA and CA.
After earning a Master of Arts degree in English, I worked as a barn-hauling, barn-repossessing truck driver, toting portable sheds across the rural south with a diesel truck and custom trailer for an old friend before my professional writing career began in 2010.
In 2016, I self-published a darkly comic memoir about these indelible early working experiences, reflecting on my initial struggles to convert a liberal arts education into a meaningful career. It got some good reviews and won some independent awards but remained pretty far below the radar, just like my music always had.
I used to play tennis like I meant it, scuba dive (advanced open water, nitrox & rescue certified), canoe-camp for days on end and ride motorcycles with my wife, but it’s been a while.
I’m still a voracious reader, a music addict and a film nut who occasionally (okay, rarely) blogs about movies at my MEMOIR/BLOG site.
I think I’m a pretty good guy to work with, but don’t just take my word for it. Check out my REFERENCES & RECOMMENDATIONS.
In 2006, I married my best friend, artist & writer Tarri Driver. A former art therapist, she’s got a mean green thumb and knows the names of all the cats in the neighborhood.
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Cheers,
Chris