Writer. Father. Grandfather. Entrepreneur. Believer that kindness still changes lives.

I've always believed that stories have the power to connect us.

For more than two decades, I've been writing about the people, experiences, and unexpected moments that remind us what matters most.

Many of my earliest stories were written while I was raising three young children as a stay-at-home single dad. Since then, life has given me plenty of new material—surviving prostate cancer, watching my children become parents themselves, building businesses, traveling the world, celebrating friendships, saying goodbye to people I love, and learning that life's biggest lessons are rarely the loudest ones.

Whether the story is about family, friendship, kindness, resilience, or one of life's inevitable detours, my hope has always been the same: that somewhere in those words, you recognize a little of your own story.

Over the years, those stories found readers in places I never imagined, including the Chicago Tribune, Men's Health, The Huffington Post, NBC Universal's iVillage, and through my Bobblehead Dad Parenting podcast. My book, Bobblehead Dad: 25 Life Lessons I Forgot I Knew, received both an International Book Award and recognition from ForeWord Reviews.

Looking back, I realize I've been trying to do the same thing all along. Whether I'm writing a story or pursuing a new opportunity, I've always hoped to remind people that kindness, warmth, and human connection still matter.

That same belief eventually led me to co-found Puffer Hug, a company built on a simple belief:

To connect the world with kindness—one Hug at a time.

Every story I've written and every product we've created begins with the same hope: that someone feels a little more seen, a little more encouraged, and a little more connected because of it.

I'm glad you're here.