Hi! Not all of my work is here, but most of my online work is. Articles I've written that appear only in print need to be scanned & converted to PDFs and then uploaded separately; a task not yet done.
Siren by the Wayside
I interviewed the incredibly talented folk singer Bedouine. What a lovely person she is.
Not a fan of some of the edits made to this article, but I'm very grateful for the opportunity.
Planet Worth brings vegan meals and a listening ear to the streets
Article about Planet Worth, an incredible organization that cooks and serves organic vegan meals to unhoused communities in Seattle. They also deliver other much-needed supplies to those in need.
The Interloper
My first publication in a literary magazine! This is a piece I wrote years ago about being my great aunt's caretaker. I never did anything with this work until this year. I modified a couple sentences and sent it out.
The Majestics and The Spartans Women’s Football Teams Begin Their New Seasons
Article about both of the women's football teams in Seattle.
Local Artist Carrie Schmitt Releases Book Celebrating 10 Years of Creativity
Wrote about artist and author Carrie Schmitt: her new book, her spiritual approach to painting, and why she self-identifies as a "color activist."
I get to talk to a lot of interesting people thanks to freelancing but she is definitely one of the most fascinating.
Regret: A Review
Unpublished book review sample (created for Publishers Weekly) of Daniel H. Pink's book The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward (Penguin Random House, February 2022).
Trail Youth Coffee Home in North Bend is so much more than a café
Story about Trail Youth Coffee Home, a wonderful establishment that supports teens in North Bend, WA.
I also took many of the photographs for this story. The gallery can be found here: https://seattlerefined.com/eat-drink/gallery/trail-youth#photo-1
Important Things You Need to Say
Featured story on Daily Inspired Life about my letter writing project, 3pistolary.com
Hsiao-Ching Chou is back with a new cookbook, this time sans meat
Part review, part interview about Hsiao-Ching Chou's new vegetarian cookbook.
Powerful exhibit at Bellevue Arts Museum honors Japanese Americans
Review of Emerging Radiance exhibit at Bellevue Arts Museum
Unraveled
Something I wrote up in a few hours about my tangled jewelry for a friend's website. This piece is not polished but that is the point of the site; to put up our work that is raw and has not been revised and edited and second-guessed to death.
My pseudonym on the site is Vetro. Those are not my hands (obviously), but the other image containing the necklaces is actually mine. Those are some of the ones I successfully set free.
Imagine: You as an animal!
Local artist Michelle Lassaline invites kids and adults alike to be the animal they want to be. Visual/Performance art