Publications
FEATURES
International
“Prairie Kosher,” Prairies North, Canadian national publication
Regional
Essay, “The Whiny City,” featured online at New City Chicago
Poem, “Passage,” featured at PoetrySuperHighway.com
Personal essay blog, “On the Periphery,” available at www.ontheperiphery.blogspot.com
Village Profile Publications-Illinois
More than three dozen freelance articles geared to Chamber of Commerce magazines for Illinois commutities, including Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Homer Glen, Itasca, Joliet, Lake Zurich, “Little Italy,” O’Fallon, Skokie, Sycamore, Warrenville, and Wheaton.
Also includes special features magazines:
Chicago Business Elite:
“Bringing Opera to the Masses”
Medicine in Motion:
“Arthroscopic Surgery: Miniature Might”
“Occupational Therapy in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders”
“Understanding Cerebral Palsy”
“Prosthetic Research Takes Great Strides”
“Steroids: Cheating the Cheater”
Journal Communications Publications-Wisconsin
Living on the Lake and Lake Country Journal, Milwaukee-area features magazines for Southeastern Wisconsin
“Jane Hamilton,” interview with the NYT bestselling author
“Lofty Ambitions,” Haylofters Community Theater
“Rendezvous with the Past,” article on buckskinners
“All the Right Angles” (Photographs of Parade of Homes featured home)
“On a Roll” (with photos), Southern Wisconsin bicycle trails
“Slots of Fun,” historical piece on lake resorts and gambling
“Look to the Future,” Lakeland Players Community Theater
“Get Going” (with photos), bicycling equipment and tips,
“Spirits in our Midst” (with photos), Southern Wisconsin hauntings
“The Ice Man Cometh” (with photos), historical piece on area ice harvesting,
“Holiday on Ice” (with photos), area ice boating
“Stewards of the Lake,” ecology classrooms
“Skating into History”
“Valley of the Kings,” wild animal rescue
“Pedal’rs Inn,” historical bed and breakfast
Restaurant Reviews:
Chances, Rochester, WI
The Waterfront, Burlington, WI
Popeye’s, Lake Geneva, Wi
Caravetti’s, Lake Geneva, WI
Southern Lakes Media, Burlington, Wisconsin
More than 150 articles—interviews, reviews, business overviews—for Alive! weekly features supplement for seven newspapers in Southeastern Wisconsin.
Racine Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin
More than two dozen theater reviews for Southeastern Wisconsin daily newspaper
Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Weekly theater columnist (three years) for Visions, an entertainment supplement for
Milwaukee-area daily. Articles included interviews, theater reviews, and commentaries on the theater scene in the area and Wisconsin.
FICTION
Short Stories
“Withdrawal,” Visions and Voices, Northwestern University student literary magazine
“The Difference,” Cicada, March/April, 2006
Short story collection, Casualties, unpublished
Poetry
“Passage” featured online at Poetry Superhighway
“Vampyr,” included in Popcorn Press anthology, Vampyr Verse,
“March,” Wisconsin Poets Calendar
EDITORIAL/ CONTENT WRITING
Editor/Content Writer, Sebranek, Inc., parent company of the educational development company The Write Source, owned by Great Source, a division of Houghton-Mifflin
- Essays, stories, and instruction for Write Source series of K-12 writing instruction texts
- Scripts for computer grammar lessons and educational videos
- Sample essays and editorial work on Write for College and ancillary materials
ONLINE WRITING
Editor/Content Writer, UpWrite Press, national business writing materials publisher, a division of Sebranek, Inc.
- Semi-weekly blog, podcast, and news feed on writing tips, available at www.upwritepress.com
- Monthly newsletters: Writing eTips, and Mid-Month Mini; included in newsletter of the Greater Milwaukee Association of Legal Professionals (GMALP)
- Instructional materials for Web lessons and testing materials for online classes and business certification
CHILDREN’S PLAYS AND MUSICALS
- Grimm and Bear It
- The Twelve Months
- The Love Potion
- A Christmas Carol
- The Pied Piper
- The Chanukah Glow
- A Purim Spiel
- Follow the Hammer
- An American Jew Revue