I’ve been writing professionally for 17 years, but here are some of my more recent pieces:
Career/money stories: (Seattle Times – NW Jobs)
- Finding love at work: Advice from three couples who got it right
- Pet-friendly Seattle workplaces love 4-legged co-workers
- Same company, new team: Navigating the internal job change
- Work perks: Offering enviable benefits to lure, keep employees
- Job outlook 2015: Seattle area expected to see some gains
- Let’s talk about tuition (for special college section in Sunday Seattle Times)
- Tips to jump-start your new (or stalled) career
- What employees should know about noncompete clauses
- Certificate programs can give job candidates an extra edge
- How to step up your style in Seattle’s casual workplaces
- Salary smarts: How to avoid being underpaid
- Career envy: How to conquer professional jealousy
Small business: (American Express OPEN Forum)
- Urban Green: Growing a business that connects land to cuisine
- Choco-preneurs dish on money and managing growth
- Whoopie Pies bake up big business for Maine company
Shopping/fashion: (Seattle Times – Shop NW)
- Great last-minute gifts you can snag on the way to the party
- Gear to keep pets safe, healthy and entertained
- Decor for Halloween and the rest of the festive autumn season
- Back-to-school cool: Get straight-A’s in style
- Child’s play: Easy decorating tips for your child’s next party
- Color therapy: Boost your winter mood with a shock of bright color
- Get fit: New exercise gear may inspire more workouts in 2014
- Work it: Key pieces to elevate your office style
- Fall fashion: Jackets and boots for chillier temps
Advertorial:
- On The Scene: LiveWire event series launches with early learning (No byline. Covered and written for the Seattle Times’ marketing dept. I’m in one of the pictures. Can you find me?)
General interest:
- Cat stuck in a tree? These rescuers have you covered
- An ode to the Charlie Brown Christmas trees
- Filthy fitness: ‘Mud runs’ soar in popularity
- Christian yoga: Trading ‘om’ for ‘amen’
Parenting:
- Want another bedtime story, sweetie? Here’s one: ‘Go the F@# to Sleep’ (I was the first online reporter to write about this and it went viral.) << — fixed broken link!
- Spare the rock, spoil the child: Kindie music takes off
- Are four breasts better than two?
- Boys play with toy guns … because they are boys
- New baby, fat pet? Why pets get pudgy after baby arrives
Adoption:
Video game/tech stories (msnbc.com)
- Is a virtual affair real-world infidelity?
- Is the video-game industry recession proof?
- What makes video games ‘addictive?’
- Does game violence make teens aggressive? (I get more e-mails about that story — some 7 years later — than any other I’ve written. I went on a public radio show to discuss the topic, too.)
Fashion/shopping stories at NWSource; the site is defunct, but here’s a link to all the stories I wrote (>100) over that year:
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