Disclosure statement

last updated July 14, 2025

Inspired by Timothy Blee’s excellent disclosure statement and wanting to practice what I’ve preached in the past from the ethical high horse of being a former member of the mainstream press, I offer this disclosure statement to outline my affiliations and sources of income. With money sloshing around all corners of the internet, I wanted to make it clear when I was speaking with an economic interest looking over my shoulder.

This Blog

I write this on my own time, with no compensation from any employer or third party. This blog does not accept nor display advertising, paid links, or participate in an pay-per-post schemes. No overt search engine optimization is practiced in the belief that if you are worried about SEO you’re doing something wrong or trying to rank higher than you organically should.

I do not use nor believe in the use of generative AI to create content or any work-f0r-hire.  I am a vigorous supporter of creators’ rights and their ongoing litigation against the AI companies who scrape “content” to feed their artificial slop machines.

Sources of Income

I am a freelance writer and public relations consultant.  The names of my clients are confidential.

I have contributed editorial services to several corporate clients in the capacity of ghostwriter and editorial consultant. I was under strict nondisclosure agreements with those clients and so cannot disclose their identity nor specific projects. I will not blog about nor promote those clients without full disclosure. I have no investment position in any clients. I charge a combination of rates:

• Hourly: $150
• Per word: $1.50
• Flat project rates to be negotiated.

Representation

My agent is John Rudolph at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

One Union Square West | Suite 904 | New York, NY 10013 | +1.212.627.9313

Financial

I own no shares in any publicly traded companies.

Memberships and contributions

I am an elected official who serves as a water commissioner for the Cotuit Fire District (term expires in May 2026). I have completed the Massachusetts Ethics Commission’s ethics course as well as the Attorney General’s Open Meeting Law module.

I am the former president of the Association of the Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club, a local 501c3 organization that raises funds in support of the Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club; and am a  member Union Boat Club of Boston. I am a registered Independent voter and make no contributions to any political candidates.  I occasionally contribute to:  the Barnstable Land Trust, the Conservation Law Foundation, Massachusetts Audubon, the Society of American Baseball Research, the ACMYC, the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Cotuit Athletic Association, Cotuit Library, Cotuit Federated Church,  and my alma maters: the Brooks School and Yale College.