Popular Articles

Here are some of my recent articles:

“Joseph Scheuber—A Veteran Serving His Community Long After Retirement,” LewisTalk, Chehalis WA,
November 2017

“Bearded Lunch Lady Offers Healthy Meals On The Go,” LewisTalk, Chehalis WA, October 2017

“The Fascinating Story Behind Centralia’s Really Big 200th Birthday Bash,” LewisTalk, Chehalis WA, July 2017

“Giovanny Garibay: A Young Dancer with a Big Vision,” LewisTalk, Chehalis WA, July 2017

“HUBBUB Shop Disaster Brings Centralia Community Together,” LewisTalk, Chehalis WA, June 2017
(Voted a LewisTalk Readers’ Choice Pick for Most-Read stories in June, 2017.)

“Yummy Spring and Summer Events in Lewis County,” LewisTalk, Chehalis, WA., May 2017.
(Voted a LewisTalk Editor’s Pick for May, 2017)

“Family Fun: A Complete Guide to Fort Borst Park,” LewisTalk, Chehalis, WA., May 2017.

“Spring is Blooming at Dirty Thumb Nursery,” LewisTalk, Chehalis, WA., April 2017.

“The Borst Blockhouse: Centralia’s Matchless Treasure,” LewisTalk, Chehalis, WA., February 2017.
(Voted #1 in LewisTalk’s Readers’ Choice Most-Read Stories of February 2017.)

“17 Things to do in Lewis County in 2017,” LewisTalk, Chehalis, WA., January 2017
(Voted a LewisTalk Readers’ Choice Pick for Most-Read stories in January, 2017.)

“Where to Spend Your Holiday Cash Locally,” LewisTalk, Chehalis, WA., January 2017

Before moving to Seattle in 2000, I wrote for articles for niche magazines. Some of these were based on personal interests and others originated in editor’s suggestions. Here’s an incomplete list:

“Your Pony’s Show Day,” HorsePlay, January/February, 1997, pp. 12-13

“Wooden Horses Have Breeds, Too!” HorsePlay, September 1995, pp. 6-7

“Zantke’s Hosteiners on Top Again at Arizona CDE,” The Chronicle of the Horse, April 15, 1994, pp. 41-42

“The Carousels of Maryland,” The Merry-Go-Roundup, Spring 1993, pp. 24-27

“McDonald Performance Horses,” The Arizona Horse Connection, March 1993, pp. 19-22

“Essay on an Art Colony: Tubac,” Tucson Home & Garden, June/July, 1992, pp. 14-17, 44

“Painting a Landscape,” Tucson Home & Garden, April/May, 1992, pp. 42-43

“The Lake Compounce Festival Park Carousel,” The Merry-Go Roundup, Winter, 1991-92, p. 6

“The Carousels of Minnesota,” The Merry-Go-Roundup, Summer, 1991, pp. 20-22

“Female Infanticide in China,” Response, Spring 1985