More than 30 years as a journalist. A second career in media relations.
My toolbox is ample: Writing. Editing. Design. Photography. Social media. Picking a favorite is like picking your favorite child. I enjoy them all. I love them all. I’m ready to share them with you.
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Sports, features and personality pieces dominated my writing in three decades at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Since then, my client list has diversified to include legal, health care and outdoor clients as well.
New places. New insights. A new perspective on life and home and abroad. Getting to know people: Infants, children, families, lovers, athletes.
A love of food led to getting lost in my duty to photograph the daily special at McMurphy’s Cafe at St. Patrick Center. A joyful and successful collaboration with Chef Pete Kolich led to publication of “Eat Well. Do good. Recipes from McMurphy’s Cafe.”
Crafting and shaping the words of others is like polishing a Maseratti. I’ve worked on websites, magazine articles and journals, both as a line editor and a copy editor. Quick grammar checks. Line editing. Headline writing. Proofing. And books: four and counting.
So many people use running to get away from their problems. Others use it to solve their problems. The physical pain is inevitable, but so often promotes spiritual healing. Such is the case with Alex Schenk, a computer science teacher at Collegiate School of Medicine and Biosciences. Part of the St. Louis Public School District, …
I’m humbled and thrilled to have a review published in The Common Reader, A Journal of the Essay. The digital journal is published by Washington University in St. Louis and edited by Gerald Early. Its stated purpose is to “further the intellectual reputation of Washington University in St. Louis as an international thought leader.” Just …
Continue reading “I further an institution’s intellectual reputation. Wait … What?”
I’m a little late with this one but extremely grateful to get the chance to combine my photo skills with writing for Terrain. This story, about recreational opportunities near the covered bridges in the area, gave me a chance to go exploring as well. I hope you enjoy reading half as much as I enjoyed …
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