What has been an eye-opening issue has been my relationship with the umpteen different temp agencies I’ve registered with over the past...

There’s an article in a recent issue of Wired where the author lists a whole bunch of “technology” that, despite being inferior in build...

Who needs 140 characters? For the past couple of months, I’ve been lucky to be included in a weekly Haiku exercise. It’s great to see how...

Of course, the natural progression was to evolve from snail mail to e-mail. So as my career progressed, it was easy to fire off a quick...

OK, I’m no Don Draper, nor am I Darren Stevens. (Though I don’t have a personal preference between the two Dicks, I guess I have more in...

During this recent spell of non-permanent work, I’ve been pretty darn lucky to work with some great agencies, albeit remotely. One in the...

I know one of the biggest new frontiers that advertisers are trying to conquer is the mobile phone audience. But have you ever signed up...

It’s summer in SoCal, which means it’s sweeps time if you’re a spider. This translates to knowing that, no matter how careful you are, or...

there are days when diving into the creative process is as shocking as the water temperature here off the coast of southern california....

There’s no question that today’s consumers are a much more sophisticated lot. It seems everywhere you turn, men and women are constantly...

Perhaps I’m disillusioned? Or maybe I just don’t realize I’m wearing rose-colored glasses? But there is a big part of me that does find...

It always comes back to the same necessity: go deep enough and there is a bedrock of truth, however hard. (May Sarton) Finding the right...

Believe it or not, I’m actually a writer who does think that (most times) less is more. And by less, I mean the amount of copy on any...

Finding myself freelancing and looking for the next big gig has brought back some interesting memories. In fact, it was right after...

installation by steven hawks “The trouble with us in America isn’t that the poetry of life has turned to prose, but that it has turned to...

whether it’s writing an auto brochure, an insurance company’s direct mail letter, or an educational institition’s web banner, approaching...

But if you have to choose just one, which is going to move your career ahead more? I interviewed with a large agency in Texas last...

some of the most memorable ads have been so because of humor. others, because of the strong graphic design. i spied this lil transit...

a lovely lil quote from soren kierkegaard, and something that i’m still encountering during my job searches of late. stopped in traffic...

or just as full of shit as the one you’re in? i’m an ad writer. have been for years that now number in double digits. i’ll admit that my...