Writing
Various items I've published over the years
Gillette News Record
I was lucky enough to work with a great group of reporters and editors during my time at the Gillette News Record in Gillette, Wyoming. Their talents gave me a lot freedom to chase stories of all sorts, many of which strayed far from my beat of K-12 education reporter. These are some of my favorites.
- The One About One of the Most Prolific Adoption Attorneys in Wyoming
- The One About Good Samaritan Sisters Cleaning Up Gillette's Roads
- The One About the Woman Who Was Switched at Birth
- The One About the Bunnies
- The One About Veteran's Day
- The One About the Time CNN Came to Town
- The One About the Best Principal – and Quite Possibly the Most Interesting Man – in Wyoming
- The One About the Cowboy Artist Named Tom Ford
- The One About the School Bus Parade
- The One About the Gillette Couple at Jan. 6
- The One About a Semester's Reflections of School in the Time of COVID-19
- The One About How COVID-19 Disrupted Movie Theaters
- The One About a Junior High School's Library
- The One About How A Wyoming County's School District Transportation Department Managed COVID-19
- The One About Make-A-Wish
- The One About Fond Remembrances of Sen. Mike Enzi
- The One About Sen. Mike Enzi's Funeral
- The One About the Pastor Preparing for Sen. Mike Enzi's Funeral Service
- The One About Entrepreneurs Who Started Businesses During COVID-19
- The One About Mountain Excursions Led by Pack Goats
- The One About Wyoming YouTube Creators
- The One About the Trans Magician Forced to Cancel Show at Local Library Due to Threats
- The One About a Mother and Transgender Child Reacting to Community's Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric
- The One About the Up-and-Coming Country Music Artist
- The One About Wyoming Ranchers in the Midst of Severe Drought
- The One About the High School Headbanging Rock Show
- The One About the Granny-Turned-Crossing Guard
- The One About the High School Senior Reconnecting with the Police Officer Who Was There When She Was Born
- The One About the High School Students Who Rode Their Horses through the Drive-Thru
- The One About a U.S. Citizenship Naturalization Ceremony
- The One About Dungeons & Dragons
- The One About the Mother-Daughter Duo Going Through Breast Cancer at the Same Time
- The One About the High School Social Studies Class and the 2020 Election
- The One About 94-Year-Old Lovebirds Celebrating 75 Years of Marriage
- The One About the County Fair's Youth Livestock Sale
Vox Magazine
Vox Magazine, the city magazine published by University of Missouri journalism students, taught me a lot about both writing and editing. I was a contributing writer then digital editor and finally the deputy editor during my time there. I got to do a number of different kinds of writing, from reviews to essays to slice-of-life pieces from around Columbia, Missouri.
- The One About a Classic 24-Hour Diner's Decision to Cut Back
- The One About Barbershop Shaves
- The One About 'Game of Thrones' Superfans Ahead of its Final Season
- The One About True/False Film Fest
- The One About a Columbia Coffee Shop
- The One Where I Reviewed True/False film 'Midnight Traveler'
- The One Where I Reviewed David Sedaris' 'Calypso'
- The One Where I Reviewd James Patterson's and Bill Clinton's novel 'The President is Missing'
Columbia Missourian
The Columbia Missourian is the University of Missouri's famed training ground for its journalism students. It was there I earned my first bylines and covered stories ranging from breaking news to sports to features.
- The One About a Junior Golf Tournament
- The One About Show-Me Bar-B-Q Sauce
- The One About the Columbia Hikers Found Dead in the Alaskan Wilderness
- The One Where I Got to Talk to Lakestreet Dive
- The One About Missouri Right-To-Work Ballot Initiative in 2018 Election
- The One About the Junior Track Meet