All About Dash

So, on the homepage, I told you I’m a professional nerd. That means I write code for a living. Specifically, I write web software and manipulate WordPress. I’ve been writing web sites and web applications since 1998. With respect to WordPress, that’s been my thing since about 2010. To get where I am today, I earned a BS in Computer Science from Lehigh University and an MS in Instructional Design and Development from there as well.

More recently, I earned a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from the Iliff School of Theology. I’m still not entirely sure what I’m doing with it (or, in fact, if I have to do anything with it — quiet, you! oh, voice of capitalism), but after that I was trained as a spiritual director at both Cherry Hill Seminary and Still Harbor. Some day, I may take that training and start a spiritual direction business of some sort, but that day has not yet been this one.

The MDiv also helps me serve the Firefly House, an organization for witches, Wiccans, and other magic workers. We’re non-exclusive—that means that members can be a part of the house and also a part of other Pagan organizations or even other religious traditions entirely—and work hard to be radically inclusive, so if you’re in the Washington DC area and interested in Pagan or Pagan-adjacent topics, look us up.

You may have noticed, also on the homepage, that I shared my pronouns. This is a good thing to do, and you should do it, too. In case you missed them, mine are they, them, and theirs. That means, if you were speaking about me in the third-person, you’d say something like “They are a software developer” or “This purse is theirs.” And, even though it might seem like you’re talking about multiple people, you’re not. I’m just me; my pronouns are one way that I signify that I’m a nonbinary transperson. Offering your own pronouns is great, but keep in mind that asking for them from others could make them uncomfortable. Use your judgement in those cases.

Personally, I’ve been married since 2005 to my lovely partner, Megan. Currently, we have a snake and two cats (both with only three legs). This is probably the smallest our menagerie has been in quite some time. We’ve been living in the DC area for the last few years, but prior to that we’ve lived in Massachusetts, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. We’re both avid readers, video game players, and other than that, our primary past time is spoiling our pets.