I've published a few thousand articles in print and online over the last seven years-here's a small sampling of some of the work I'm proudest of, as well as work that I feel represents the breadth of my interests. I'll update this every now and then (the most recent stuff is up top), and I post links to thing I've written that I like periodically on my blog, so check back!
- "Alone and Awash on the Queen Mary," a literary ghost story I wrote for Verdad Magazine
- Short stories written for my blog, including A Storied Year-366 short shorts written in 366 days
- "Red Rocks and Blue Skies: The American Southwest," a narrative-style travel article for The Green Magazine
- "All You Need is Love ...And A Magic Marker," a feature profile for The District Weekly on two Long Beach guys trying to make the world a better place with handmade signs
- "The City of Champions," a feature article for LB Magazine about Long Beach's greatest recent sports dynasties
- "Summer Guide" feature for The District Weekly about how to spend a Summer day in the parks of Long Beach
- Five-part research feature I wrote on electric vehicles for Government Fleet and Business Fleet Magazines
- Interview with Alison Bechdel (author of Fun Home and Dykes to Watch Out For) for Dust Jacket Review
- Mainstream Mania, comics review column for Pulp Fiction
- He Said/She Said, comics review column with Shar for Pulp Fiction
LBPostSports
A small sampling of features I'm proud of from a pool of more than 800 articles I've written for the Post.
- "Purpose Personified," a feature story on Talia Crichton, a high school football player whose brother was murdered
- "An Answer to the Problems," a feature story on Tua Leiataua, a high school football player (and an amazing kid)
- "Sweet Homecoming," a feature story about Naomi Washington (a Long Beach State volleyball player) and her return to play with the 49ers in New Orleans, her hometown, which she left for Long Beach just weeks before Hurricane Katrina
- On-location coverage of the Poly girls' basketball team's fourth-straight state title from Sacramento
- Game story from Poly football's 18th CIF championship
- Writeup of Poly girls' track team's record tenth state title
- My coverage of Special Olympics Summer Games at Long Beach State (and why I think it's important to cover this as a sporting event, which it is, and not a human interest story (which it also is))
- Catching up feature on Chris Lewis, probably the best high school quarterback in state history, prior to his induction to the Poly Football Hall of Fame
- Feature about LBSU hockey player Colin Hurt, and his efforts to cope with his mom's cancer
- Feature about the Dirtbags' visit to see Dallas Humphreys, a fan of the team and then-cancer patient at the Miller Childrens Hospital
- Mike Across America sports feature series, with coverage of World Curling Championships, the Sonics' last game in Seattle, the NFL Hall of Fame, etcetera: start at the bottom and read up, click latest for the other half!
