The Seattle Times/Pacific Northwest Magazine
In spring 2022 I took over a biweekly series in Pacific NW Magazine called ‘Gather’ that features all manner of get-togethers across the region. Pacific NW Magazine is the Seattle Times’ magazine that is distributed inside of their Sunday paper.
The crew of the Flicka sets sail on Commencement Bay for a weekly race (read)
It’s all fun and games (and focus) at these Jet City Improv classes (read)
A new squid game: Finding anglers, and cephalopods, at night in Seattle (read)
Quadball is like Quidditch, but with novel-length rules and PVC ‘brooms’ (read)
Northwest Sportscards keeps Pokémon — and sports — fans on top of their game (read)
Seattle-area scuba diving groups clean up seafloor beneath Edmonds Pier (read)
The Tacoma Night Market hosts a curated collection of makers and vendors (read)
Musicians craft their own instruments at Bainbridge Arts Resource Network (read)
Artists gather on Capitol Hill to share work — and maybe a beer or 2 (read)
Photographers find new perspectives and friends on a walking tour of Seattle (read)
At SoundBio Lab, researchers can explore whatever quenches their curiosity (read)
Seattle Kung Fu Club members find exercise and empowerment in classes (read)
The new Puget Sound Drone Club takes off in the open skies above Redmond (read)
The crowd is key to energetic karaoke nights at Fremont’s Dreamland (read)
When these boxing fans meet, everyone gets a ringside seat — but no one wants to sit (read)
The Granite Curling Club of Seattle builds camaraderie on the rocks (read)
Sumner Ninja clients power through ‘American Ninja Warrior’-like obstacles (read)
Comics try out material at Club Comedy Seattle, building a supportive community (read)
Tacoma’s Proctor Farmers’ Market cheerfully builds community every single Saturday (read)
Tellers of true tales pack an Olympia bar for the StoryOly story slam (read)
Horses and pulses race at Emerald Downs as spectators bet on fun (read)
Belly-dancing students discover a welcoming community of celebration and constant movement (read)
Members of the Seattle Astronomical Society search the nighttime sky for celestial objects — and perspective (read)
Kickball teams from Seattle and Portland meet for fun, competition (read)
Paddling Lake Union with the Seattle Flying Dragon Boat Club (read)
ResoLute Magazine
Technically, my writing for Pacific Lutheran University’s ResoLute Magazine is not part of my freelance portfolio. As part of my 9-5 as PLU’s director of communications, I’m fortunate to serve as the magazine’s editor and a primary feature writer. Some of the favorite pieces that I’ve written have been for ResoLute, so I thought I’d share a few of them here.
From Eastvold to Broadway: Justin Huertas ’09 and Kiki deLohr ’10 debut on musical theater’s biggest stage (read)
The People’s Librarian: Brian Bannon’s passion for democratizing information led him to the New York Public Library (read)
Pageantry and Protests: PLU students experience ‘messiness of democracy’ at President Trump’s inauguration (read)
‘Two families, two countries’ (read)
Collective Impact: George Zeno talks Parkland, equity and community partnerships (read)
Innovating for Access: PLU lives out its mission by blazing new trails (read)
Mentorship Maven:Professor Wendelyn Shore discusses the ethics and intricacies of mentorship (read)
Caring Through Covid (read)
Jehane Noujaim: Academy Award-nominated filmmaker encourages students to boldly tell their stories (read)
David Akuien ’10 prepares to return to South Sudan, reunite with his mother (read)
Weekly Volcano
From 2011-2013 I was a regular contributor to the Weekly Volcano, the alternative weekly in Tacoma Pierce County. When the paper was sold and shut down only a handful of the 100+ pieces I wrote for the paper made it to an archive. Lots of pieces about arts and film are gone, a handful old stories about Tacoma politics live on.
What's Next: A look at the present and future of Wash.'s LGBT movement (read)
Washington United for Marriage keeps fighting (read)
One contentious parking lot (read)
Harold Moss organized, protested and inspired change in Tacoma (read)
Education at a Price (read)
Education in Tacoma: A roundtable discussion with five local leaders (read)
He says, she says: El Potrero, TPD and a hip-hop controversy (read)
Numbers game: Pierce Transit has to decide who to screw more - rural or urban riders (read)
Jinkins on the job: The new State Rep sits down with the Weekly Volcano (read)
Ryan Mello wants your vote (read)
Misc. Magazines and Newspapers
I’ve written one-off pieces for a number of other newspapers and magazines, primarily in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Some of those have been lost over the years, and some of them are still hanging out online.