Bio

I am a former Outside magazine senior editor and a one-time editor for Conde Nast’s Wired News. Over a 17-year career in journalism and publishing—both online and off—I’ve written for a variety of publications and sites, including the New York Times Magazine (well, briefly), This Old House, Details, Men’s Journal, DeSmogBlog, Vancouver, and The Tyee.

I even logged a short stint as a contributing editor pimping titanium road bikes and wrist-computers for Cargo, (remember them?), and way way back in the late 90s, briefly edited a popular videogame-reviews Web site, which proved an absolutely disastrous career move. Oh, wait… this supposed to be a publicity bio. I’m only supposed to accentuate the positive stuff, right?

Ahem. I’m a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, and I currently live with my wife, Elle, and two children on an island just off Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s beautiful here, and I share this rock with some fairly smart people, including a fair number of gifted artists and writers.

OK, then. The following publicity photos were taken in late 2006, at the start of my project. They present a gentleman who seems far younger, fitter, and more confident than the guy I see in the mirror today. You are welcome to use them with the caveat that they now look nothing like me. (Oh, and please credit the images to Tobyn Ross, one of those aforementioned gifted people.) And if you need a high-res version, just holler.