I worked as the editorial consultant and launch producer to help get the Via Podcast up and running. Was a great joy working with the team at Via to develop a show that would get people dreaming about their next great trip in the American West.
May 17, 2024
August 30, 2023
Anchorage Daily News: From Wee Tots to Trained Professionals, There’s Room for Every Artist at the Alaska State Fair
Enter the Alaska State Fair through the green gate and there’s no avoiding the instant assault on your senses. Even before the flashing lights of the rides and games fan out in front of you, the scents of sugar and barbecue smoke smack you headlong. Yet on this grim gray afternoon, it took the stunningly loud pop of the Mash-a-Mouse game’s oversized balloons to snap me out of what had become an overwhelming desire to take a nap.
Even a Monday at the fair can feel very Monday.
Gray day or not, I maintain that any adult in need of a one-day pre-winter vacation from reality should head out to Palmer on the second Monday of the fair season. Solo.
March 16, 2023
The New York Times: 6 Cities on 5 Continents That are Reimagining Urban Life
What we can learn from creative city initiatives, from Sydney to Paris.
What makes a city great? Whether you’re living in Durban, South Africa, or Medellín, Colombia, perhaps no two people living in one place will have the same answer. But ask residents across different cultures and regions about challenges facing their own cities, and common issues will emerge, like the need for more affordable housing, better public transportation and access to resources and services.
December 16, 2022
Fortune Well: How to Ask About COVID Safety Protocols Before a Party
Get-togethers before the COVID years had their challenges, but they were more of the I wonder if that person who hogs the conversation is going to be there this year variety. Since COVID-19 entered our lives, party hosts also have to consider how careful invitees are about keeping COVID at bay.
November 19, 2022
Fortune Well: What happens to your brain when you become a billionaire
Looking back on the last month in business news, there’s been a recurring theme: Billionaires Behaving Badly. No need to name names. Let’s just say that anybody who regularly spends time chatting up the world on Twitter or invests in crypto was tossed into the upside-down in November.
But is it the money that makes some ultra-wealthy types act out or would they have behaved the same way if they were regular folks with normal-person pocket change?
January 12, 2018
Edible Alaska: Farm U
Fall 2017
When the new crop of farmer hopefuls arrived at Calypso Farm in Ester last April, there was no soil in sight. The farm’s acreage remained buried under thick snow. “Everything was dead,” says California native Holly Brookings. Interior Alaska doesn’t give up on winter easily.
The Farmer Training Program would start May 1, but for several weeks more, the students would just have to imagine climbing up and down the soil terraces, planting rows of flowers, vegetables, herbs, and, soon enough, crouching down to thin and weed the plants to encourage abundance.
Read the piece, the second of a four-part series, on Edible Alaska.
June 26, 2017
Edible Alaska: Farm U
Summer 2017
The first of four pieces that will take readers through a year of the farmer training program at Calypso Farm & Ecology Center. The Ester, AK-based program "brings together traditional in-the-field education with an extensive curriculum ranging from farm business plans to animal husbandry, blacksmithing, and seed saving. 'The main thing I left there with was this confidence and inspiration and drive to go out and start farming on my own. And I did,' says Stephanie Stallman, a Minnesota resident who went through the program's launch year."
May 30, 2017
Extra Crispy: Camping Kitchen Essentials
May 26, 2017
I’m fairly certain my love of camping kitchen gear grew out of my childhood obsession with buying things for my dollhouse. I wasn’t a fan of playing with the dollhouse itself. The dolls were creepy. But stocking that tiny kitchen was pure joy. All those tiny things! The wee cast iron skillet. The mini mini fridge. Those itty bitty strips of bacon. When I started camping a decade back, I found the same thrill in buying camping gear. I mean, seriously, the chance to stock another kitchen? And some of the gear is on the tiny side? The best. Ready to pack your own bag (or car) and hit the trail (or campground)?
March 22, 2017
Sierra Magazine: The Best Backpacking Podcasts
March 22, 2017
Whether you’re still knee-deep in snow (as we are here in Alaska) or already stopping to smell an abundance of spring flowers (show-offs), backpacking should be on the brain. It’s just about high season for hitting the trails, and there’s no time like the present to start gathering your gear and upping your skills. Not sure how to get started? Hit Play on these podcasts. And if you’re a seasoned backpacker seeking to go bigger this season—hitting tougher terrain for longer periods of time—you’ll find wisdom in these episodes, too.
June 22, 2015
About Me
- If it has to do with words and telling stories, I'm in. I'm an experienced freelance writer, editor, and podcast producer who has written for The New York Times, National Geographic, CNN, and many others; edited for Entrepreneur and Fortune; and helped Via launch their travel podcast. Other stuff too.
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