Bill Dahl is an ongoing contributor to the dialog in the areas of current events, creativity, the environment, and economics. He has been characterized as a gifted story teller and one heck of a researcher. He is an award winning photographer. Bill's first book "The Porpoise Diving Life - Reality for the Rest of Us - Picking Up Where Purpose Driven Peters Out" is currently available on Amazon. The book and former monthly ezine by the same name have enjoyed tens of thousands of subscribed readers in over 184 different countries.His novel, "EARTH Interrupted" is available on Amazon, iBooks, and Barnes & Noble. His most recent book (January 2019) is Lake Chapala - Beneath The Surface. It is product of months of investigative journalism exploring the public health and environmental hazards that inhabit the area. Bill enjoys reviewing pre-publication manuscripts, about-to-be-released and early release books for publishers, literary PR firms, and authors in the arenas of economics and contemporary social issues. He interviews provocative thought leaders and publishes the same. He adores creative thinkers. During his earlier business career, Bill has been employed as an independent business consultant, Vice President of New Markets, Vice President & Senior Business Development Officer, Vice President & Commercial Lending Officer, Director of Credit, Western U.S. Regional Sales Manager and Senior Vice President/Regional Manager --- all in the commercial finance arena - primarily with FORTUNE 500 companies. His consulting clients have included both publicly traded and privately held businesses with both domestic and international operations. Bill's writings have been published in Mexico News Daily, The Cascade Business News, Naked Capitalism, Seeking Alpha, The Audacity of Help, The Economic Road Map, TWICE Magazine, The New Zealand Journal of Christian Thought & Practice, U.S. Catholic Magazine (No - he is not Catholic), Hispanic Vista, Immigration Law Weekly, Spirituality For Today, newspapers, magazines etc. His poems, book reviews and articles about economics, current events and social justice are frequently featured - well - everywhere. Bill and his wife (BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!!!) make their home in Oregon. They have 4 children and three grandchildren. They have one Black Lab, Reggie 11 years - and a Golden Lab RENO - 15 months - who accompany Bill everywhere (BOTH would be terribly disappointed if they weren't mentioned here).