You can read my book "Eugene Pioneers: Voices from the Oregon Frontier" about the people whose lives intertwined in the Northwest during the 19th century. I'm also curious about all things American Gothic. And Heritage Roses.

By day I'm a public high school teacher in Brooklyn. Prior to teaching, I was a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, Eugene Register-Guard and Realtor magazine. These days I freelance for Able News and other publications. Currently, I'm an NSF Climate Change Fellow at Columbia University (M.S. College Advising). Previously I served as a Teacher Park Ranger with the National Park Service at Floyd Bennett Field. Dream job: travel the world as a reporter and writer living in a different country each month. I'm open to collaborative ghost-writing for the right project. More about my experience is available at dabadelic.com and stedi-education.com.

My poetry and photos have appeared in BarBar and THAT Literary Review. Fun fact: I was a textbook writer/editor for an NGSS math curricula at the Center on Teaching and Learning at the University of Oregon, my alma mater (M.S. Education.) I'm also a University of Illinois-UC graduate (B.A. History and Speech communication.)