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4/24/2015

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This website is an archive. It encapsulates a number of years I spent working and living outside of the country, and briefly my time in Baltimore City, Maryland. For an easier navigation of this site, check out "Places" in the navigation bar. Thank you for visiting.

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Hue of Clarity

2/10/2015

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In the fog
the edges are softer
and I make out
the light, where I'm headed,
in the distance

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Baltimore: ExpungeMaryland

12/8/2014

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I've talked about this a little bit, but I co-developed a legal systems app in Maryland to help people expunge their records and we got some press on it. Most recently, I was on WYPR Maryland talking about the app and the American Bar Association Journal did a piece. We also got some much appreciated attention from the American Bar Association blog, the Baltimore Sun, Technic.ly Baltimore, and the National Juvenile Justice Network. 

I also wrote a behind the scenes look at ExpungeMaryland for TechPresident to help others develop a similar app in their jurisdiction.

My partner, Jon Tippens, and I are very excited about all the energy and interest in this project. Don't hesitate to contact me if you ever want to talk about tech and criminal justice. This is one of the most dynamic areas of law at the moment, and I'm excited to be a part of it.
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Haiku'ed: From Russia with Love

9/8/2014

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Russians recruit some
Moldovans. What could be next?
Transenistria?
All Ukraine needed
was a unifier, a
common enemy

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Flash Fiction: Give/Receive

7/21/2014

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A homeless man asks a businessman for his change. The businessman pinches a quarter loose in his pocket and flips it into a fountain. He favored luck over karma.

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Baltimore: A Poem

6/24/2014

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Here alone I sit in a circle
People are talking but thoughts don't percol-
Late in the day, this is it's pinnacle
Thus it's why I sit so cynical
Feet firmly planted and arms tightly crossed
I took this job 'cause they said I'd be my boss
Far from the truth, there were unspoken factors
The least of which was our sole benefactor
 More interested in legacy
New ideas are just heresy 
Now the cause can limp on
Like Galileo at church
But, it's now safe to say, Baltimore's not my perch 
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Fiction: Distance Learning

6/23/2014

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The literary journal, Cirque, published my short story "Distance Learning". The story takes place in the Republic in Georgia and follows the conflict between international development and local need through an American teaching English. You can read the piece here.

On top of this being my first fiction publication (but not fictional publication), this piece received the Andy Hope Award for writing in the spirit of social justice and compassion. I'm both excited and humbled to receive this award named for a prominent Tlingit Alaskan activist. 

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Five Easy Steps to Invade Your Neighbor

5/14/2014

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The number one complaint I hear from autocrats and aspiring hegemons is, “How do I increase my territorial realm without raising hell from the United Nations’ Security Council or the U.S. military?” Ever since the end of World War I, it’s been increasingly more difficult for driven and visionary leaders to just conquer their neighbor. They wish for a simpler time before war crimes tribunals and Twitter.

Who could blame them? There are more hurdles today than ever to get what is rightfully yours. This post offers five easy steps to invading your neighbor in a lasting and meaningful way.


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Fiction: Back in Laramie

4/14/2014

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Poland today was not like it was when Julie was there. It seems redundant to say “places change”, but people forget so it bears repeating. Julie was in Poland as a Peace Corps volunteer between 1992 and 1994. Now, she was back in Laramie with her family.




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Kosovo: Juvenile Justice

2/26/2014

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This Op-Ed originally appeared in Kosovo 2.0 in English & Albanian. 

Against the constant chatter of corruption, questionable leadership, and failing government structures, there is one clear bright spot in Kosovo:
the juvenile justice system. Thanks to a concerted effort, Kosovo has put in place fundamental building blocks towards a just and equitable juvenile justice system. With further reform, Kosovo can be the juvenile justice leader in the region.


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