Here are writing samples that showcase the types of writing and editing with which I have experience. Enjoy, and please contact me using the form at the bottom of this page if you have any questions or would like to request my services.
Travel writing: Freakout, meditations on life in the tropical rainforest
Humor: The Revolutionary Freedom Diet Plan
Copyediting: an interview of my sweetheart and hiking partner by a new ultralightweight hiking gear company, Trail and Era. (Please note, I did not edit the interviewer’s copy, just Zippy’s replies!)
Gonzo journalism: Pangea, a trippy trip to the hippie hideaway of an ex-Black Panther
Memoir: Free skate, on a father’s grace
Blogging: Sideways Gaze
Travel journal: An Appalachian Trail thru-hike, 2013
Email newsletter content:
Koinonia Farm e-news, January 2008
Koinonia Farm e-news, September 2007
Koinonia Farm e-news, June 2007
McSweeney’s-ish: To do list; A fool’s lexicon
Culinary magazine: The fruit eater
Nature writing: Dreams, on a place both a jaguarundi and a common wren call home
Nano-story: Politician’s protection, clocking in at 84 words
Short story: The old man’s tree, a holiday tale
Parenting/human interest: Yes, No
Environmental: Global hygiene
Organizational profile: Coweeta Heritage Center, a sustainability project near Otto, NC
Poetry: On this day
Women’s magazine: Girlhood
Social issues: The Ghosts of Shenandoah
“Better living” article (think O Magazine): The Isle of Man
Athletic & healthy living:
Training for a first marathon
The country runner
Ten pound mobile home, on lightweight backpacking gear
Hiking superpowers
Prose poem: Midrash
Historical essay: Clarence Jordan and Koinonia Farm (.pdf), a component of the application for a Georgia Historic Site Marker, which was then awarded to Koinonia.
Spiritual life:
A meditation on altar calls, coming soon
Something to push against
Oral history: Joseph Jones and Con Browne, two veterans of the civil rights movement in Americus, GA. Coming soon.
Resumes: Sample Resume & Sample Resume 2, coming soon
Procedure guides: Staff closing checklist, coming soon
Training documents: Cashier training manual, coming soon
Artist statements: coming soon
Museum notices: coming soon