Second Sunday Downtown Bend Public Library: Women Craft Writing Lives in Central Oregon 601 NW Wall Street Sunday, July 14 blog brings together experts 2 pm Free & Open to the Public featuring Emily Carr, Director, OSU-Cascades MFA Elizabeth Quinn, Editor, High Desert Journal & Kim Cooper Findling, Editor, Central Oregon Magazine Emily Carr, Elizabeth…
My take on the awesome Westfir Lodge is now posted on the Travel Oregon blog.
My article on encouraging kids to exercise is in this month’s Alaska Air Horizon Air Edition Magazine. I shamelessly pulled in friends and fellow parents from around the nation on this one to gather the best anecdotes and advice for getting kids moving. Thanks to everyone!
I’ll be teaching Travel Writing for Fun and Profit at the Willamette Writer’s Conference in Portland on August 3. Here’s the rundown: Ever dreamt of becoming a travel writer? This workshop will help you learn to think like a travel writer, pitch ideas to editors, break in to the travel market, and bring place and experience…
Looking forward to reading from Chance of Sun and Day Trips From Portland and doing a Q&A about writing and magazine editing at this month’s Central Oregon Writers Guild meeting. Central Oregon Writers Guild’s Thursday, April 25 meeting takes place at COCC Redmond Campus, 2030 SE College Loop, Building 3 Room 309, 6:30 – 9…
The spring issue of Central Oregon Magazine is out and about! Read up on top recreation picks, the dish from local wedding planners, the controversy on Mirror Pond, and much more.
I finally got smart enough to add audio segments to my website so I can share with you the radio show I do on KLRR 101.7 fm in Bend. I realize this is garden variety tech savvy, but hey, I’m proud anyway – and all before noon on a Tuesday! I think I’ll take the…
The current issue of Portrait of Portland Magazine includes a travel story I wrote titled “Seeking the Light,” which features the gorgeous work of Bend photographer Mike Putnam, and details some wheres and hows to take hikes in Central Oregon to capture similar shots (whether on the camera or just the mind’s eye.) Hooray for…
My story “Wine-Paired Picnics” is in the April issue of Alaska Air Magazine, Horizon Edition. It was rough duty sampling fine Oregon wines and eating delicious complimentary foods in a gorgeous outdoor setting, but somebody had to do it.
Read about my cross country skiing adventures in “Into the Woods” in Ski Oregon, page 12