I was a reporter and editor back when newspapers were popular and meaningful. I've been in 50 states and nine provinces. I was a boy reporter in Georgia who covered Jimmy Carter when he ran for governor in 1966. I met him again in Canada many years later.

Author: WebMage and Fallen Blade series, School for Sidekicks, Numismancer, Dragon Diaries, Morning Arrived, etc. Also local elected—I might be the head of a small government in a purple state, but don’t tell anyone.

I like to imagine a dog meditating oh what you gonna do / about your ass? - Le Sony'r Ra she/her/dude

Former Postdoc at UniGenova | alumnus UToronto | First Gen + ASD | studies Mediterranean economic history 1350–1750, focusing on Genoa, slavery, commerce, networks, notarial contracts, and law | also digital humanities, semantic data and environment.

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