Before my career in operations, technology, and executive leadership, I was an English major at Louisiana State University and a contributor to the Plaquemine Post South. These articles, written in the early 1990s, represent some of my earliest published work.

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While many began as film reviews, they often explored broader themes of leadership, culture, politics, ethics, storytelling, and the human experience. Looking back more than three decades later, I can see many of the same interests that continue to shape my writing today.

 

The pieces below are presented largely as they originally appeared when first published.

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These articles offer a glimpse into the beginnings of a lifelong interest in writing, communication, storytelling, and the ideas, stories, and experiences that connect people.