Freelance Literacy Writer

I frequently publish articles in regional parenting magazines across the U.S. and in Canada. While many of these publications don’t present their magazines online, below you will find a link to one that does. Reprint rights are available on the titles found at the Articles Available for Reprint tab.

• “Boost Your Child’s Literacy Skills With Music,” NY Parenting.

Freelance Writer and Photographer for The Oregonian and Beaverton Leader

For nearly 10 years I wrote weekly neighborhood news articles for The Oregonian and its subsidiary the Beaverton Leader. I also provided photos to go with articles when needed. Here are a few samples:

• “Beat the summer heat with a cool treat: New Orleans sno-balls.”
• “Keeping bees gives West Haven resident Frank Patrick more than honey.”
• “Cedar Park Middle School students spruce up school grounds for Earth Day.”

In addition I accepted editor assignments for features that have been published in The Oregonian including:

• “Bethany author James L. Butler has stories included in Not Your Mother’s Book anthology.”
• “Beaverton Woman Scares Up Great Halloween Decorations”
• “Forest Heights Eighth-Grader Plans Free LEGO Robotics Camp for STEM Education”

Guidebook and E-book Author

I am the author of Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs (Seal Press).

Read more about my book at MotherDaughterBookClub.com. I also publish a series of guides for book club planners.

Freelance Writer for National, Regional and Local Publications

As a member of the National Wildlife Federation I loved working on an article about green school initiatives in my area. The blog post, “Green Schools in Oregon: Growing Trees and Trout,” allowed me to interview several people implementing this important initiative and write about it from the perspective of teachers, students and organizations.

I was particularly pleased to be featured in Louisiana Life magazine. The magazine of my home state, it’s been my lifeline to Louisiana news since I moved to Oregon more than two decades ago. My article is a profile on Lawrence “Football” Badeaux, and it appears on the last page.

I wrote a profile of pioneering Oregon winemaker Susan Sokol Blosser for Edible Portland magazine.

I was an avid reader of Daughters for years until it stopped publishing. I always got lots of great parenting information that helped me deal with issues that arose with my two daughters. So I was thrilled to be able to contribute my own advice to parents in an article on Mother Daughter Book Clubs.