What we write
Research
Archival, business, and genealogical research — with a source trail you can verify.
Business & Technology Writing
Plain-English explanations of complex products, for the people who buy them.
History & Genealogy
Family lines traced, verified, and turned into stories worth keeping.
Books & Long-Form Projects
Ghostwriting, collaboration, and developmental support from proposal to press.
Articles & Web Content
Researched articles and site copy that respect the reader's time.
Biographies, Memoirs & Obituaries
Lives recorded properly — from a 400-word obituary to a full memoir.
Substack & Newsletter Strategy
Launch, grow, or rescue a newsletter — strategy, editing, and ghostwriting.
From the files
Field & Trail Guide to the Roosevelt National Forest
- CLIENT
- Poudre Wilderness Volunteers
- SERVICE
- Books & Editing
- YEAR
- 2005
A 128-page published trail guide covering more than 40 trails on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District — edited and carried through to publication for a volunteer organization.
Five Days Apart
- CLIENT
- Gunns in America (Substack)
- SERVICE
- Research & Narrative
- YEAR
- 2026
Focused research unveiled an untold story — two brothers who enlisted together in 1861 and died five days apart — published as a narrative essay on Substack.
The Gunns in America
- CLIENT
- Independent project
- SERVICE
- History & Genealogy
- YEAR
- Ongoing
Fifteen years of research into one family line, spanning 400 years of American history — now a book in editorial review, a research website, and an ongoing newsletter.
Follow the research live.
Gunns in America — new finds and stories from a 400-year family history, published as the research develops. A working example of the craft, delivered by Substack.