Professional Experience
As a professional writer/editor/content maven with more years of professional experience than you can shake a stick at—unless you really enjoy shaking sticks—along with interviewing everyone from homeless artists, street soccer activists, business entrepreneurs, designers, chefs, magicians, musicians, assorted celebrities—and even the occasional ecdysiast and dominatrix—I’ve brainstormed/assigned/authored/polished and published both long- and short-form content across a broad swath of subject matter and a wide range of deliverables encompassing pretty much any and everything that’s ever sprung to mind or fallen in my lap that demanded coverage. In addition to a keen ear for language, a finely tuned eye for trends, and the ability to turn out crisp, focused copy quickly and cleanly, I can keep a fair number of plates spinning at the same time, make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, and I play well with others.
Expertise
- Content Editor (online) 18 Years
- Editor 28 Years
- Writer 30 Years
Specialty
- Women's Issues 25 Years
- Lifestyle 25 Years
- Health 25 Years
Industries
- Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 13 Years
- Magazine - Local/Regional magazines 2 Years
- Online/new media 12 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Next Avenue(3-5)
- SexIs(10+)
- Charlotte Creative Loafing(6-10)
- Charlotte Magazine(6-10)
- Draft(1-2)
- Skirt!(1-2)
- Today\\\'s Charlotte Woman(10+)
- Twice As Good(10+)
- North Carolina Health News(3-5)
- Good News Network(10+)
- Worthpoint(3-5)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- The Writers for Hire(10+)
- Thoughtco (About.Com)(10+)
- Status Labs(10+)
Equipment
Full Adobe Creative Suite, Fully loaded iMac
Other work history
Editor, Today's Charlotte Woman; Editor-in-Chief, Playgirl; Managing Editor, Montcalm Publishing; Special Projects Coordinator, Sexis
Features
The Women of Beer
Draft 2008-06-01 00:00:00
Beer may be the beverage of choice for a night out with the guys or a day trip on a fishing boat, but macho image notwithstanding, "the suds that dreams are made of" was actually invented by women. Meet five fine brewmasters...who just happen to be female.
Signs of Life in Gastonia
Creative Loafing Charlotte 2007-10-03 00:00:00
Charlotte's neighbor has a reputation for being home to criminals, crackheads and rednecks, but as is often the case, perception and reality aren't always the same.
Annie McClendon Gurley: Transforming Poverty into Plenty
Creative Loafing Charlotte 2007-03-07 00:00:00
Of all outsider artists, those furthest off the grid may be the homeless.
Kitsch 'n' Confidential
Creative Loafing Charlotte 2007-08-15 00:00:00
Big Mamma D's House of Burlesque serves up pulchritude with attitude. This one-woman juggernaut single-handedly puts the tease back into striptease.
Garment Workers Are Now Being Educated in Bangladesh So They Can Go to College
Good News Network 2021-01-18 00:00:00
Women in Bangladesh's garment industry break the pattern of poverty with education.
Young Man Overcomes Illness by Learning Skills From a Near Dead Art: Watchmaking
Good News Network 2021-01-13 00:00:00
Canberra man struck down by illness finds that time has a way of healing—literally.
Barber Shop Swoops in to Help Run Restaurant When Staff Gets COVID: ‘We couldn’t ask for better neighbors’
Good News Network 2020-11-12 00:00:00
Neighborhood businesses rally together in "the würst" of times.
The Science On Santa’s Reindeer: They Are All Female – Except For Rudolph
Good News Network 2020-12-17 00:00:00
Well, that would explain Vixen...
Remembering Philo
Creative Loafing Charlotte 2007-01-10 00:00:00
But for the grace of Thin Lizzy, U2 might have simply been, "U who?"
Bank of America’s Cathy Bessant: All’s Well That Ends Well
Vibrant Living 2017-09-28 00:00:00
Breast cancer survivor Cathy Bessant finds her greatest strengths overcoming obstacles.
Combining Healthcare With Job Opportunities Could Spell Success for Charlotte’s Underserved
North Carolina Health News 2017-05-09 00:00:00
Charlotte Community Health Centers’ mission is to provide one-stop, affordable healthcare for the most underserved patient populations.
1,000 Reasons to Help Teens Cope
North Carolina Health News 2017-04-24 00:00:00
Gaston County Public Library’s Community Read, “1,000 Reasons Why You Matter,” aims to raise awareness of bullying and deter teen deaths.
Collecting Baltic Amber: Separating the Fossils From the Faux
Worthpoint 2022-01-02 00:00:00
My Great Aunt Tutz bequeathed me her heirloom "amber bracelets" but would they be forever amber, or were they something else?
So You Think You Want a Vintage Stove?
Worthpoint 2022-02-11 00:00:00
A self-professed vintage stove junkie confesses all in the pursuit of her perfect retro range.
Seniors as Living Art
Good News Network 2021-07-05 00:00:00
Senior models become part of the scenery in magical landscapes that celebrate lives well lived.
Charlotte Perriand: The Creative Mind Behind Some of Atelier Le Corbusier’s Most Famous Furniture Designs.
Worthpoint 2023-02-05 00:00:00
Le Corbusier may be the more famous name, but in many ways, Charlotte Perriand was the driving creative force behind the legendary designer's throne.
Books
And Jilly Came Tumbling After
Red Sky Presents 2021-03-21 00:00:00
Everyone has “the one that got away,” but what do you do when he comes back? That’s what homicide detective Gillian “Jilly” Delmar (a.k.a. the Wise Choice Herring heiress) is about to find out—in the middle of a murder investigation. When objectionable Professor Reginald Breedlove of Jilly’s alma mater, Castleford College, dies under sinister circumstances, Detective Delmar catches the case. She also catches sight of criminal profiler Dr. Raphael Hanlon, her long lost true love—and soon-to-be subject of an upcoming original Netflix series—for the first time in nearly two decades. Can the pair rekindle their passion, heal old wounds, cure the hiccups, and find the killer before he—or she—strikes again?
Grrracie! A Stray Dog's Tale
Smashwords Edition 2011-10-23 00:00:00
This poignant children's story in ebook format is perfect for parents to read to younger kids, or older kids to read themselves.
Peculiar Parables for a Dubious Millennium
Amazon.com/Smashwords 2013-02-26 00:00:00
"Peculiar Parables for a Dubious Millennium" is a collection of curiously delightful fables aimed at sophisticated, slightly off-kilter kids and the proud parents who are raising them just outside the box, off the wall...and a little bit to the left of center.
Fashion
Seminal Styles of the 20th Century: Part Two
SexIs 2009-05-12 00:00:00
A rumination on tomatoes, platinum blondes and the rise of Butch Chic
Lifestyle
The Culinary Hearts
Vibrant Living 2012-01-03 00:00:00
Healthy eating. Healthy heart. What's not to love?
Time Out!
Yellow Pages Hand-Selected Guide 2013-01-08 00:00:00
Kid-friendly dining doesn't have to be "krazy."
How To Play The Dating Field
Muscle & Fitness 2012-03-07 00:00:00
Not being ready to settle down is no license to be a dog. Following these rules will help keep your karma clean while dating multiple partners.
Humor
Clucked and Far From Home
Today's Charlotte Woman 2006-01-05 00:00:00
After destiny laid an egg, nothing was ever the same.
Essays
Boogeyman Logic: A Requiem for Matthew
SexIs 2009-12-01 00:00:00
For World Aids Day, SexIs commissioned a series of essays and articles that spoke to each writer's personal experience with the epidemic. This is mine.
A Tale of Old Bones
Skirt! 2007-10-01 00:00:00
Secrets are weeds, fed by stubborn will and fertile need, that demand to see the light of day.