If asked to describe my identity, I guess I would say I am a post-denominational priest and chaplain, a writer, and a visual artist. I write on Medium, own and edit the Cathedral Canyon Review, curate my photography at the @PositiveSpace Gallery, and occasionally I write a book. You can find my entire portfolio of stock photography to download for free on Upsplash.

I am a Thomasine priest since 1993 and a career hospital-hospice chaplain. I currently serve as Director of the Center for Grief and Bereavement at Reliance Hospice in Palm Desert, California. I also preach and teach from time to time in Southern California. I have a small and selective counseling and spiritual direction practice specializing in grief and LGBTQ issues; if this interests you, I would love to talk. I also founded a non-profit organization called The Humanist Chaplaincy in 1995.

For fun, I enjoy reading, drone flying, ham radio (N1GAY), adventure travel, having a small ownership share of a Temecula winery, being a climate activist, being with my husband, and playing with our cats. I am obsessed by the Salton Sea and Julia Child’s cooking.

My Medium profile sums it up nicely: Queer, Poz, INFP, Climate Activist, Writer, Photographer, Chaplain, Counselor, Pilot, Sailor, Ethicist, Professor, Husband, Father, Friend.

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