Published Writing

Dear Daddy…2023

Dear daddy,   Today I read your letter I want to say thanks.    You’re right it is important to have good moments but it’s more important to have hard ones.     I was very emotional to hear your feelings about everything that has happened in the past…

The Perfect Boat Dog?

This article was originally published in the July 2017 edition of Lake Norman Currents.   It seems every other dog but ours loves boating   Watching our dog, Stella, explode with energy and race towards the boat when she learns the family and I are…

Making the Shot

This article was originally published in the July 2017 edition of Lake Norman Currents.   There’s a lot more to Luke Maye’s hoop dreams than you think   So let’s set the scene. With just 7.2 seconds left in the game that would decide which…

Kickin’ It

This article was originally published in the June 2017 edition of Lake Norman Currents.   Ashlynn Serepca’s loves soccer with a splash of the lake…   There is beauty and grace in soccer, and to see it played well, there is no need to look…

Kicking the Tires

This post was originally published in the May 2017 edition of Lake Norman Currents.   After 17 years in the NFL, Olindo Mare shifts gears – literally   It is difficult to say when and where retired NFL kicker, Olindo Mare, saw his first Ferrari…

Feel, Just Feel

This article was originally published in the March 2017 edition of Lake Norman Currents.   Will a change (in scenery, latitude, longitude, elevation, etc.) really do us good?   To all the creatures of habit out there, to those who feel comfortable in the safety,…

Lake Norman’s Ninja

This article was originally published in the March 2017 edition of Lake Norman Currents.   Meet Ninja Ed, the lake’s ultimate ninja and obstacle athlete   Eduardo Lorenzo loves to hang. And by hang, I don’t mean the “stay in one place while relaxing and…

Fast Tracks

This article was originally published in the February 2017 edition of Lake Norman Currents magazine.   Tyler Hickey gains speed for USA Bobsled   The photo of raw and red cuts, scrapes and third degree burns to his shoulders and back was not the first…