H. Kent Craig (4K) H. Kent Craig's
Writing & Art Resume & CV
H. Kent Craig
P. O. Box 4153
Cary, NC 27519-4153
kent@hkentcraig.com

Authorships



10-98 to present
"Contributing Editor On Project Management" for Contractor Magazine   (Des Plaines, IL) the premier periodical publication for the mechanical (HVAC, Plumbing, Piping, Etc.) contracting industry. Writes a regular, featured column on topics such as senior project management, senior estimating, scheduling, computers and software, personnel issues, vendor negotiation, owner and general contractor relations, design/build issues, etc., entitled "Craig On Project Management. To visit my author's archive page with clickable links to past columns, please go to: My Author's Archive Page at Contractor Magazine, and thank you!



October 2004 Issue
Poetic Inhalation prestigious online poetry and arts magazine
* 3 poems published ~ "Power", "My Bloodshadow", and "Shorty"


January/February 2004 Issue
Consumers Digest magazine
* Feature Article: Water Heaters ~ Avoid The Emergency Replacement Traps


Babel online magazine published works . . .
* Trial By Tears poem, published in Issue #97, March 23, 2003
* "Escape" poem, published in Issue #94, March 2, 2003
* Confessions Of A Closet Monogamist & Failed Swinger, op-ed biographical monograph, published in Issue #93, February 16, 2003



8-84, 11-93
The Pelican Post magazine, Southport/Oak Island, NC,  10,000 local circulation journal of local history and current events, Gerald Gable, Editor.
* Article: A Little Night Music  (memoir)
* Article: Summers Of My Oak Island Youth  (memoir)


2-94, 10-93, 8-93
Connexions; North Carolina's Journal Of Spirit, Mind, Body & Environment , Durham, NC  20,000 statewide-North Carolina circulation alternative religious and spiritual publication, Rick McBride, Editor. Various published items, such as:
 * Article:Three Zeny Koan Charbites
* Article:Black River: River Of Ancient Spirits
 * Reprinted poem: An Indian Prayer , which originally appeared in In The Steps magazine in 1979.


5-92 through 1-94
Loving Alternatives magazine, San Dimas, CA,   20,000+ nationally-circulated adult lifestyles magazine, Ric & Cindy Alderson, Edtiors. With wife Cathy, were Staff Writers & Publicity Directors, respectively.
* Wrote feature articles, on editorial direction, on many aspects of various adult lifestyle topics, at least one article per bimonthly issue.
* Created, authored, and SIGOP'd LAMsub (Loving Alternatives SubBoard) national message echo SIG on both WWIV and TAG National BBS (Computer Bulletin Board Systems) Networks, the first such SIG to have a direct tie-in to a national adult lifestyles magazine.



8-89 through 8-91
The Paddler , monthly publication of The Carolina Canoe Club, Durham, NC.  Wrote a series of first-hand trip reports about having canoed various sections of different North Carolina flat-water rivers, such as the Neuse, the Deep, the Roanoke, etc. Broke the story nationally in The Paddler about the oldest living trees (some bald cypress) east of the Mississippi being discovered on the Black River in Southeastern North Carolina by the professor of my canoeing partner Jesse Jones, who was a graduate forestry student at NC State University at the time, which lead eventually to their acquisition and preservation by The Nature Conservancy.
12-90


1-91
MassSpecSource , monthly 50,000 internationally circulated magazine published by Scientific Instrument Services, Ringoes, NJ.
 * Reprinted article: Talking Shop With . . . H. Kent Craig . . . "Outsourcing Contracts", which originally appeared in the 4-9-90 edition of MIS Week



4-9-90
MIS Week , fortnightly periodical, New York City, NY,   250,000 nationally-circulated professional weekly publication dealing with Management Information Systems issues.
 * Article: Talking Shop With . . . H. Kent Craig . . . "Outsourcing Contracts"


1984 through 1986
The Oddity Commodity Newsletter (Incorporating The Cash Price Digest) , Raleigh, NC.   500 select circulation publication of which H. Kent Craig was Editor & Publisher. Subscription prices ranged from $128@annum to $1,200@annum, depending on the level of individualized service each subscriber required.
* Did research into specific markets for commodities not normally traded in futures markets or heavily traded in cash-price spot markets, forecasted market trends in those commodities within the newsletter format.
* Became a Registered "Commodities Trading Advisor" (CTA) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in 1984.

1976 through 1981
In The Steps magazine, Lordsburg, NM and Grand Island, FL.  25,000+ national circulation, Gene Ballenger, Editor. Titles held: began as Feature Writer and Columnist, eventually was promoted to Associate Editor.
* Primary editorial coverages included antiques, self-sufficiency topics, history, commercial mining operations, treasure hunting, and politics.
* Performed and reported product testing efforts, wrote regular columns on antique appraisals, antique restorations, and small business issues, wrote non-attributed editorial position pieces.
* 1979 ~ Yes, The Sun Will Rise , by H. Kent Craig, ppb. vol. 180 pages, El Oro Publishing Co., Lordsburg, NM. Royalty-paid authorship book was the biography of then-Editor and colleague Gene Curtis Ballenger. Had two printings of approximately 40,000 copies per.



1976
Joe's Bozart magazine, Durham, NC,   50,000 regionally-circulated arts & entertainment magazine. Held position of Antiques Editor and Raleigh City Editor.
* Wrote articles of local interest about local people, also wrote a weekly antique appraisal column, and did photography both, respectively.
* Created many free-hand and mechanical illustrations for the publication.
* Did typesetting and paste-up production duties.

1975 through 1976
The Tarheel Humanist , Raleigh, NC, "The Official Newsletter Of 'Humanists Of North Carolina' ", an official chapter of The American Humanist Association. Was appointed Editor for a one year tour of service.
* Edited, wrote the majority of unattributed content, and published TTH.
* Acted as publicity liaison to other media about HNC chapter activities.

Artistships


1978 through 1981
The Cosmic Toy Company , Raleigh, NC.  With partners Jeff Emma, a licensed architect, and silent investor Mary F. King, started a toy and graphic arts company.
* Designed and manufactured several board games and puzzles.
* Produced serigraphy ("silk-screen") instrument dial faces for antique restoration purposes.
* Wrote scripts and worked with Jeff Emma to produce the graphics for our Super Eagle comic books, an anti-hero cartoon character of Jeff's creation.

1974 through 1979
Raleigh Artists Community , Raleigh, NC.
Positions:
* 1974: Voted in, by a jury of working artists then currently on the governing Board Of Directors of "RAC", as a Member-Artist, as judged by the professional quality of work in my acrylic paintings, photographs, and sculptures.
* 1976: Elected as Member of the Board Of Directors, Willis W. Williams, President Of The Raleigh Artists' Community.
* Had many acrylic paintings, photographs, and sculptures continually on display in the RAC gallery, sold a number of them.
* Created pre-paid commission acrylic paintings, mainly in the surrealist and abstract styles.
* Did several conceptual art pieces, mainly as publicity devices for RAC events, sold signed & numbered photos of same.

1976
Lynn Kottler Gallery , New York, NY.  They sponsored a one-man show of my special-effects photographs, line drawings, and acrylic paintings.



1973
The UpStairs Gallery , Cary, NC.   Had several acrylic paintings and line drawings exhibited in a two month-long, one-man show.



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