“Do not use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very’; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” ~C.S. Lewis
How we say something is sometimes just as important as what we say. Below you will find some of my professional writing samples.
FOOD WRITING
Saveur
My Secret Love Affair with the 1990s Most Infamous Snack Food - December 2022
Business Insider
I Tried the McRib for the Fist Time. Sorry to Everyone Who Loves This Sandwich, Including My Dad, but This Just Ain’t It. -November 2022
Plate Magazine
Hear are All the Best Spring Cookbooks and Beverage Books to Dive Into - March 2022
2020 Chef’s to Watch: Nelson German - December 2020
Epicurious
25 New Baking Books for Cozy Fall Treats, Holiday Cookies, and Lots of Sourdough Loaves - August 2021
Garden & Gun
Honoring the History of the Plate Sale - August 2020
Food & Wine
24 Hours in the City of Gold - July 2020
Tiffany Tastes
Strip Clubs, Salvation and Sonic Drive-In - November 2017
(Nominated for a 2018 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award in the Personal Essay category)
NONPROFIT/PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR WRITING
Nonprofit Finance Fund
How the Social Innovation and Equity Council was Born - July 2020
Interpretation (Council on Accreditation Blog)
Data for Change: Nonprofit Leaders Raise Their Voices About the State of the Sector - June 2018
The Source from WaterAid America
Facebook Doesn't Care About Your Aunt Flo - May 2017
#MannequinChallenge, WaterAid Style - December 2016
United Philanthropy Forum
A Newcomer's Take on the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference - April 2015
TRAVEL/TOURISM WRITING
At Home Tennessee (Now At Home Memphis and Mid South)
Memphis Renaissance: The Bluff City's Riverfront Revitalization - May 2012
ExZooberance (Memphis Zoo & Aquarium member magazine)
Conservation: The Komodo Dragon Program - February 2012
New Web Design - April 2011
Memphis Zoo: What's Not to "Like" - December 2010
Baby Boomer News
Memphis Zoo Staff Pleased with Bonding at Primate Canyon - August 2010