Professional Experience
My articles, essays and short stories have been published in a wide variety of publications over the past decade. Recent topics include the art of writing, working with the elderly, aging, dementia, grief, personal relationships, eating disorders and commentary on the standards of beauty for women. Previous topics include profiles on ordinary people doing extraordinary things, business advertorials, event write-ups, business spotlights, gift and holiday guides, author interviews and in-depth, multi-source articles about identity, renewal and sustainability. Whether writing for a community newspaper or an online publication with massive readership, I treat all my assignments with professionalism and passion.
Expertise
Book Author
4 Years
Editor
10 Years
Writer
10 Years
Specialty
Fiction
4 Years
Lifestyle
4 Years
Women's Issues
4 Years
Industries
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
6 Years
Online/new media
2 Years
Newspaper - Community
8 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Groundswell Magazine (6-10), Bleed for Jaded Ibis Productions (6-10), Role/Reboot (3-5)
Other Work History
My articles, essays, short stories and one-act plays have been published in Bleed for Jaded Ibis Productions, Groundswell Magazine, Role/Reboot, Bluestem Magazine, The Boulevard, Constellations: A Journal of Poetry and Fiction, The Rumpus, Front Porch Review, Brave on the Page: Oregon Writers on Craft and the Creative Life, Crack the Spine Literary Magazine, Modern Love Rejects, Bartleby Snopes, Down in the Dirt Magazine, Wavelength Magazine, Aspens Magazine, Stork Magazine, Portland Tribune, Beaverton Valley Times, Tigard-Tualatin-Sherwood Times, Lake Oswego Review, West Linn Tidings, Regal Courier, Sherwood Gazette, Southwest Community Connection, Boom!, Clackamas Review, Estacada News, Forest Grove News-Times, Gresham Outlook, Oregon City News, Sandy Post, The Bee, South County Spotlight, Pause: Journal of Dramatic Writing, and StandUpToCancer.org.
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, social media
Equipment
MacBook Air, audio recorder
References
Cheryl Strayed, mentor and boss
Julie Grecius, editor at The Rumpus
Elizabeth Earley, editor at Bleed for Jaded Ibis Productions
Meredith Landry, editor at Role/Reboot
Sara Ring, editor at Groundswell Magazine
Karen Werner, editor at Wavelength Magazine
Valeree Lane, editor at Aspens Magazine
Awards
My short story "Hair Club For Men and the Peacock Lady" was voted Story of the Month at Bartleby Snopes and nominated for a Best of the Net award.
