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By Keith M. Donaldson

Welcome. 

I am an author and playwright, a graduate in drama, and have acted and directed over 40 years. Along the way (to pay the bills) I worked in network broadcasting production and local radio as an account executive, I am the founder of the Washington Flyer magazine and published it 1984 through 1986 having been a journalist/columnist prior to and following that. I matriculated into advertising as a creative director, and then on to owning my own Arlington-based agency; KMD Advertising. While still working in these various jobs, I added a night job: theater reviewing from 1979-1984 on WEAM "Big Band Radio", AKA Keith Montgomery, and continued covering theater through 1992 for three local magazines; writing commentaries and interviewing visiting celebrities.

I began writing plays in 1988, and resumed an active participation in theater and for over two decades I have been a member of the Playwrights Forum of Washington. Several of my short plays have been produced in and around Washington, most recently my one act, A Touch of Spring, was produced in 2008 at the Northern Virginia One Act Play Festival.

 In 2004, I wrote my first work of fiction and have since self-published two novels: Death of an Intern, a mystery and The Hill People, a mystery/political thriller, which won two awards. I have completed my third novel Rude Awakenings,  and am looking for an early November 2009 release.

I am also involved in my community and in 1990 was a cofounder of the northern Virginia Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and as Chairman of Building supervised the construction of its first house. I was a Meals on Wheels volunteer for six years and have been a proponent for educating/training the homeless. Post Katrina; I made two trips to New Orleans and one to Biloxi helping in their rebuilding efforts. I am married, live in Falls Church, VA and love golf, reading, travel, and spending time with my six grandchildren.