This post includes links to my articles published in the Salem Weekly newspaper. (For those of you who are able to snatch a physical copy from one of our 700+ drop sites in the Willamette Valley, awesome. For those who are sadly out of the area, online will have to do. However, if any of you really like one of the articles online–mine or not mine–I would be more than happy to mail you a physical copy of the newspaper. We have extras at the office.) Thanks for reading!
Articles are listed in reverse chronological order:
“Poetry Has a New Name” (An interview with local poet, Henry Hughes, and a pseudo-review of his newest poetry book, Bunch of Animals; 03/17/2016)
(No article 03/03/2016 — the Salem Weekly only prints twice a month; this was a “skip week”)
“Popping the ‘Univer-City’ Bubble” (An adventure on the campus of Willamette University; 02/18/2016)
“Win at the Corner of Fire & Brimstone: Pizza Makes a Comeback” (A quick review of the upcoming fad, highlighting local wood-fired pizza joints; 02/04/2016)
“Winter Wanderlust” (Adventuring with Winter Hikes; 01/21/2016)
“Drawn to Black & White” (Discussing the Historic Elsinore’s Classic/Black & White Wednesday Film Series; 01/07/2016)
(No 12/24/2015 issue — no printing during Christmas Week.)
“‘Tis the Season: Spend More Time, Spend Less Money” (Things to do this Christmas season, focusing on spending time, not money; 12/10/2015)
“Cheers to Willamette Valley Wine: An Intimate Look at Our Local Vineyards and Vintners” (Self-explanatory! 11/26/2015)
(For the 11/12/2015 issue, I wrote an article to preview Thanksgiving weekend, “A Wine Country Thanksgiving,” but it was rejected by the editors of the Salem Weekly. I type this without shame or regret because this is proof that every writer has their good days and bad. And that rejection is normal, and gives me a chance to learn and grow. I may or may not rework it and post it to the blog.)
“Autumn Adventures in Independence” (A full day trip, wanderlusting in Independence, Oregon; 10/29/2015)
“This is Halloweek, Halloweek, Halloweek!” (Preview for The Moxie Initiative’s 1st year of Halloweek; 10/15/2015)
“Salem’s Fine Art, Take Part” (Preview for Willamette University & Western Oregon University‘s fall Fine Arts calendars; 10/01/2015)
“Vintage, Antique…Vintique!” (Preview for Deepwood Estate‘s annual Vintage Flea Market; 09/17/2015)
“The Fruits of Labor Day Weekend” (Preview for LDW wine country activities; 09/03/2015)
(No article 08/20/2015 due to emergency hospitalization and surgery earlier in the month)
“A Night Out on the Downtown” (A run-down of ideas for things to do in downtown Salem; 08/06/15)
“Get Thee to the Faire!” (Review on the Canterbury Renaissance Faire; 07/23/2015)
“Veni, Vidi, Vino” (Review on Cória Estates; 07/09/2015)
“Culture in Stretched Canvas” (Preview for Salem’s annual World Beat Festival; 06/25/2015)