He teaches creative nonfiction and various other writing courses, for which he was named the 2010 Doane College Teacher of the Year. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Nebraska, as well as a Master of Arts in English and a Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Communication from Kansas State University. His writing has appeared in The Briar Cliff Review, The Flint Hills Review, the Georgetown Review, Jelly Bucket, Limestone, and Next Text, a college writing anthology. He is also a regular contributor to Nebraska Life.